Question

You work as a chef. You order 100 pounds of boneless chicken breast for $245. In addition, you order 50 pounds of beef skirt steak for fajitas. If you spend a total of $434.50, how much per pound was the skirt steak?

Answer 1

The answer is B

Explanation:

Answer 2

$3.79

Explanation:

First we define our variables:

pound of boneless chicken breast = B

pound beef skirt steak =S

100 pounds of boneless chicken breast for $245:

`100B=245`

then you buy 50 pounds of beef skirt steak, making a total of $434.50

`100B + 50S=434.50`

thus:

`50S=434.50 - 100B\\50S=434.50 - 245\\50S=189.5\\S=189.5/50\\S=3.79`

A pound of beef skirt steak costs $3.79