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Question 1
PART A

Lauren is planning a catered dinner party for her parents' anniversary with a dinner budget of $288. She has selected two options: a chicken dinner that costs $9 per plate and a steak dinner that costs $12 per plate. Lauren is working on the guest list and must also determine how many of each meal to order.

Let x
represent the number of chicken dinners and let y
represent the number of steak dinners.

Complete the equation that represents this situation.
Make sure that you write the coefficient first, then the variable. For example 3 times x
should be entered 3x
and 5 times y
should be entered 5y
.

=288
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Question 2
PART B

If Lauren orders only chicken dinners, how many dinners can she order?
Enter the number in the box.

chicken dinners
Question 3
PART C

If Lauren orders only steak dinners, how many dinners can she order?
Enter the number in the box.

steak dinners

1 answer

If Lauren orders only chicken dinners, she can order any number of dinners as long as the total cost does not exceed $288.

If Lauren orders only steak dinners, she can order any number of dinners as long as the total cost does not exceed $288.