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 cost nine dollars per plate and a steak dinner that cost $12 per flight. Lauren is working on the guest list. It 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 State dinners complete the equation that represents the situation. Make sure that you write the coefficient first, and then the variable, for example 3times x should be entered 3X and five times y should be 5y.
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9X + 12Y = 288
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