A chef bought $17. 01 worth of ribs and chicken. Ribs cost 1. 89 per pound and chicken costs 0. 90
per pound. The equation 0. 9c+ 1. 897 = 17. 01 represents the relationship between the
quantities in this situation.
Show that the following equation is equivalent to 0. 9c + 1. 89r = 17. 01
C
18. 9 – 2. 17
