Acandy shop sells a box of chocolates for $30. it has $29 worth of chocolates plus $1 for the box. the box includes two kinds of candy: caramels and truffles. lita knows how much the different types of candies cost per pound and how many pounds are in a box. she said, "if x is the number of pounds of caramels included in the box and y is the number of pounds of truffles in the box, then i can write the following equations based on what i know about one of these boxes":

x+y=3

8x+12y+1=30

what does the term 12y in the second equation represent?

12y represents the value of caramels

12y represents the value of the truffles.

12y represents the number of pounds of caramels

12y represents the total amount spent