Your mom sends you to the store to buy some meat for
your birthday party.
She gives you $65 and wants you to spend it all on
exactly 15 pounds of meat.
Chicken is $3 a pound.
Steak is $5 a pound.
Is her request possible? If so, how much of each meat
would satisfy your mom's request?

Respuesta :

Answer: the request is possible. you could buy 10 pounds of steak, for $50, which leaves you with $15 dollars left over. you could buy 5 pounds of chicken for $15. leaving you with no extra money and 15 pounds of meat.

Step-by-step explanation:

10 pounds of steak for 5 dollars each = $50

$65 - $50 = $15

5 pounds of chicken for 3 dollars each = $15

$15 - $15 = 0 10 pounds + 5 pounds = 15 pounds

Answer:Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

If you want to buy 13 pounds of steak then you spend all of your money