Ethel K.

asked • 05/04/19

Math word problem

A dietician works in a hospital and prepares meals under the guidance of a physician. Suppose that for a particular​ patient, a physician prescribes a meal to have 850 ​calories, 55 g of ​protein, and 140 mg of vitamin C. The dietician decides to prepare the meal using steak​ (each​ 3-oz serving contains 300​ Cal, 20 g of​ protein, and no vitamin​ C), baked potatoes​ (one baked potato contains 100​ Cal, 5 g of​ protein, and 20 mg of vitamin​ C), and Brussels sprouts​ (one 156-g serving contains 50​ Cal, 5 g of​ protein, and 100 mg of vitamin​ C). How many servings of each food are required to satisfy the​ physician's requirements?

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