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 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
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