A health food store makes trail mix using dried fruit and nuts. The cost of the dried fruit is $2.50 per
pound, and the cost of the nuts is $2.00 per pound. The total cost to make the trail mix is $225. If the
total cost can be represented by the equation 2.5x + 2y = 225, what does the term 2.5x represent?

the total cost of the nuts

the total cost of the dried fruit

the number of pounds of nuts

the number of pounds of dried fruit