SOLUTION: Jambalaya is a Cajun dish made from chicken, sausage, and rice. Simone is making a large pot of jambalaya for a party. Chicken costs $6 per pound, sausage costs $3 per pound, an
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Question 932094: Jambalaya is a Cajun dish made from chicken, sausage, and rice. Simone is making a large pot of jambalaya for a party. Chicken costs $6 per pound, sausage costs $3 per pound, and rice costs $1 per pound. She spends $42 on 13 1/2 pounds of food. She buys twice as much rice as sausage.
Using a system of equations, how much sausage will Simone use in her dish?
a.
4.5 lb of sausage
c.
6 lb of sausage
b.
3 lb of sausage
d.
12 lb of sausage
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x the amount(in lbs) of sausage:
$3x+ $1(2x) + $6(13.5-3x) = $42
5x + 6(13.5) - 18x = 42
6(13.5) - 42 = 13x
39 = 13x
3lb = x, the amount(in lbs) of sausage
