SOLUTION: Maria orders food for a party. She orders 5 times the number of pounds of chicken as she does beef, and she orders 4 times the number of pounds of fish as beef. The total weight of

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Question 1154368: Maria orders food for a party. She orders 5 times the number of pounds of chicken as she does beef, and she orders 4 times the number of pounds of fish as beef. The total weight of the food she orders is 200 pounds. How many pounds of each item does Maria order?
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Let x = # of pounds of beef.


Then the # of pounds of beef is  5x,  and  the # of pounds of fish is  5x.


For the total, you have this equation


    x + 5x + 4x = 200,

    10x         = 200,

      x         = 200/10 = 20.


ANSWER.  20 pounds of beef,  5*20 = 100 pounds of chicken and 4*20 = 80 pounds of fish.

Solved.