PART A

Question

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 y 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

PART B

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

____ chicken dinners

PART C

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

____ steak dinners

Answer 1

PART A

9y + 12x = 288

PART B

If Lauren orders only chicken dinners, she can order:

32 chicken dinners

PART C

If Lauren orders only steak dinners, she can order:

24 steak dinners