2.4 Quincy lives on ding dongs and seafood salads. The price of ding dongs is 1

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2.4 Quincy lives on ding dongs and seafood salads. The price of ding dongs is 1 dollar per bag and the price of seafood salads is 4 dollars each. Quincy allows himself to spend no more than 23 dollars a day on food. He also restricts his consumption to 3,300 calories per day. There are 600 calories in a bag of ding dongs and 300 calories in a seafood salad. If he spends his entire money budget each day and consumes no more calories than his calorie limit:

(a) he can consume up to 3 bags of ding dongs per day, but no more.

(b) he can consume up to 1 bags of ding dongs per day, butno more.

(c) he can consume up to 5 seafood salads per day, but no more.

(d) he can consume up to 4 bags of ding dongs per day, but no more.

(e) None of the above.

The answer is A but I think C can be accepted too. Please include the working steps. Thank you

Explanation / Answer

5 seafood salads would cost him $20...but if he consumes more than that it will cost him more than $23,which is the maximum he can spend per day.so, c is the correct answer.

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