A dietitian at a hospital wants a patient to have a meal that has 53 grams of protein, 41 grams of carbohydrates, and
87.5 milligrams of vitamin A. The hospital food service tells the dietitian that the dinner for today is salmon steak,
baked eggs, and acorn squash. Each serving of salmon steak has 20 grams of protein, 30 grams of carbohydrates,
and 1 milligram of vitamin A. Each serving of baked eggs contains 20 grams of protein, 3 grams of carbohydrates, and
25 milligrams of vitamin A. Each serving of acorn squash contains 3 grams of protein, 20 grams of carbohydrates, and
37 milligrams of vitamin A. How many servings of each food should the dietitian provide for the patient?
How many servings of each food should the dietitian provide? Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer
boxes within your choice.
OA. The dietitian should provide salmon steak (x),
(Simplify your answers.)
OB. There are an infinite number of combinations of servings of salmon steak (x), baked eggs (y), and acorn
squash (z) that the dietitian can provide. Using ordered triplets, the solution can be written as {(x,y,z) | x=
y=, z is any real number}
(Simplify your answers. Type expressions using z as the variable as needed.)
baked eggs (y), and
acorn squash (z).
