SOLUTION: You are in charge of buying the hamburger and chicken for a party. The hamburgers cost 2$ per pound and the chicken is 3$ per pound. You have 60$ to spend. Write and solve a linear

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Question 1177375: You are in charge of buying the hamburger and chicken for a party. The hamburgers cost 2$ per pound and the chicken is 3$ per pound. You have 60$ to spend. Write and solve a linear equation to find how much chicken you can afford if you buy 15 pounds of hamburger.
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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The hamburgers cost 2$ per pound
and the chicken is 3$ per pound. ------------x pounds
You have 60$ to spend.
you buy 15 pounds of hamburger.
15*2 +3*x =60
3x=30
x=10
10 pounds chicken



Answer by ikleyn(52812) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Normally, it can be solved in one line


    how many chicken = %2860-2%2A15%29%2F3 = 30%2F3 = 10 pounds.    ANSWER


using self-explanatory formula.