document.write( "Question 1131381: Your family goes to a southern-style restaurant for dinner. There are 6 people in your family. Some order the chicken dinner for $14 and some order the steak dinner for $17. If the total bill was $99, how many people ordered each dinner? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #748044 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+x+\" = number that ordered chicken dinner
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+-+x+\" = number that ordered steak dinner
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+14x+%2B+17%2A%28+6+-+x+%29+=+99+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+14x+%2B+102+-+17x+=+99+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x+=+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+-+x+=+5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "1 ordered chicken dinner
\n" ); document.write( "5 ordered steak dinner
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+14%2A1+%2B+17%2A5+=+99+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+14+%2B+85+=+99+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+99+=+99+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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