Question

At a particular restaurant, each onion ring has 65 calories and each slider has 250 calories. A combination with onion rings and sliders has a total of 5 onion rings and sliders together and contains 695 calories. Find the number of sliders in the combination meal.

A) 3 sliders
B) 2 sliders
C) 4 sliders
D) 5 sliders

Answer 1

The number of sliders in the combination meal is 2 sliders.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of sliders in the combination meal, we can set up a system of equations.

Let's assume the number of sliders in the meal is 'x'.

Each slider has 250 calories, so the total calories from sliders is 250x.

Each onion ring has 65 calories, so the total calories from onion rings is 65(5 - x) since there are 5 onion rings in total.

Since the combination meal has 695 calories in total, we can write the equation: 250x + 65(5 - x) = 695.

We can solve this equation to find the value of 'x'.

250x + 325 - 65x = 695.

Combine like terms: 185x + 325 = 695.

Subtract 325 from both sides: 185x = 370.

Divide both sides by 185: x = 2.

Therefore, the number of sliders in the combination meal is 2 sliders.