A catering company is offered $650 to buy poultry for a party. The company can either buy turkey, which costs $1.40 a pound, or
chicken, which costs $1.85 per pound. The client needs at least 400 pounds of meat. Which of the following systems correctly describe the possible amounts of chicken (c) and turkey (t) for this catering job?
400lb meat c+t=400 total amount of money is 650 cost=amount times cost per u nit cost for chicken is c times 1.85 or 1.85c cost for turkey is t times 1.40 or 1.40t
