If Lauren orders only steak dinners, the equation representing this situation would be: 12y = 288.
To find out how many steak dinners she can order, we need to solve for y:
12y = 288
y = 288/12
y = 24
Lauren can order a maximum of 24 steak dinners.
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
If Lauren orders only steak dinners, how many dinners can she order?
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