What is the best interpretation of $(x,y) = (13,58)$ in this context?

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A total of 271 toothpicks of equal length were used to construct two types of figures: triangles and squares. The triangles and squares were constructed so that no two figures had a common side. The equation

3 x + 4 y = 271

represents this situation, where

x

is the number of triangles constructed and

y

is the number of squares constructed.

What is the best interpretation of

(x, y) = (13, 58)

in this context?

If 13 triangles were constructed, then 58 squares were constructed.

If 13 triangles were constructed, then 58 toothpicks were used.

If 58 triangles were constructed, then 13 toothpicks were used.

If 58 triangles were constructed, then 13 squares were constructed.