SOLUTION: A patient is not allowed to have more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day from a diet of eggs and meat. Each egg provides 150 milligrams of cholesterol. Each ounce of meat

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Question 980349: A patient is not allowed to have more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day from a diet of eggs and meat.
Each egg provides 150 milligrams of cholesterol. Each ounce of meat provides 100 milligrams of cholesterol.
Write an inequality that describes the patient’s dietary restrictions for eggs and ounces of meat.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, how many eggs
y, how many ounces meat

150x%2B100y%3C=300

3x%2B2y%3C=6

At best, you only have enough information to find the ratio of eggs and ounces of meat. The less simplified form of inequality would make more sense for the description.