Question

Four ounces of oregano and 2 ounces of garlic powder are mixed to create a poultry seasoning. Oregano costs $4 per ounce, and garlic powder costs $3 per ounce. The table shows the costs of the ingredients

Answer 1

For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables:

x: ounces of oregano

y: ounces of garlic powder

We write the function to find the total cost of the mixture.

We have then:

$c (x, y) = 4x + 3y$

We substitute the following values to find the total cost:

Four ounces of oregano:

$x = 4$

and 2 ounces of garlic powder:

$y = 2$

Substituting we have:

$c (4, 2) = 4 (4) + 3 (2)\\c (4, 2) = 16 + 6\\c (4, 2) = 22$

Answer:

The total cost of the mixture is given by:

c (4, 2) = 22 $

Answer 2

There isn't an obvious question to this problem but with the given we can assume what is to be asked. I think we are to find the total cost of a certain poultry seasoning. The poultry seasoning would have a total weight of 4+2=6 ounces. The total cost will then have to be 4(4) + 2(3) = 22 dollars.