SOLUTION: A large group goes to a restaurant and orders chicken dinners for $8 and steak dinners for $9. If 27 people spend $235, how many have chicken and steak?

Question 696519: A large group goes to a restaurant and orders chicken dinners for $8 and steak dinners for $9. If 27 people spend $235, how many have chicken and steak?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A large group goes to a restaurant and orders chicken dinners for $8 and steak dinners for $9. If 27 people spend $235, how many have chicken and steak?
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Equations:
People Eq: c + s = 27 people
Value Eq: 8c +9s = 235 dollars
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8c + 8s = 8*27
8c + 9s = 235
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Subtract and solve for "s":
s = 19 (# of people who ordered steak)
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Solve for "c":
c + s = 27
c + 19 = 27
c = 8 (# of people who ordered chicken)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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