Use Inequalities to Describe Limitations in a Situation
-A Dietitian $\$ 0.25$

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Use Inequalities to Describe Limitations in a Situation
-A dietitian needs to purchase food for patients. She can purchase an ounce of chicken for $\$ 0.25$ and an ounce of potatoes for $\$ 0.02$ . The dietician is bound by the following constraints.
- Each ounce of chicken contains 13 grams of protein and 24 grams of carbohydrates.
- Each ounce of potatoes contains 5 grams of protein and 35 grams of carbohydrates.
- The minimum daily requirements for the patients under the dietitian's care are 45 grams of protein and 58 grams of carbohydrates.
Let $x =$ the number of ounces of chicken and $y =$ the number of ounces of potatoes purchased per patient. Write a system of inequalities that describes these constraints.

A)
$13 x + 5 y \geq 45$
$24 x + 35 y \geq 58$
B)
$13 x + 24 y \geq 45$
$5 x+35 y \geq 58$
C)
$\begin{array}{l}13 x+5 y \geq 58 \\24 x+35 y \geq 45\end{array}$
D)
$\begin{array}{r}13 x+24 x \geq 45 \\5 y+35 y \geq 58\end{array}$