Question

The junior class sold 120 turkey dinner plates and 200 chicken dinner plates for a total of $2,150. The senior class sold 100 turkey plates and 300 chicken plates, raising $2,625. What is the cost of each chicken plate?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Write 2 equations:

x= the cost of a chicken plate

First equation: 120+200x=2150

200x=2030

x=$10.15

Second equation: 100+300x=2625

300x=2525

x=$8.42