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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
01:16:08
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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
Answers
GPT 3.5
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.
If Lauren orders only steak dinners, she can order any number of dinners as long as the total cost does not exceed $288.