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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

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GPT 3.5
Let's assume x represents the number of chicken dinners.

Since Lauren is ordering only chicken dinners, the number of steak dinners, y, would be 0.

So the equation representing this situation would be: 9x + 0 = 288

Simplifying the equation: 9x = 288

To find the number of chicken dinners Lauren can order, we need to solve for x.

Dividing both sides of the equation by 9: x = 288/9

Simplifying: x = 32

Therefore, Lauren can order 32 chicken dinners.

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