Question

Yesterday a chef used 30 eggs to make 6 chocolate souffles and 6 lemon meringue pies. The day before, he made 4 chocolate souffles and 8 lemon meringue pies, which used 24 eggs. How many eggs does each dessert require?

Answer 1

Let the chocolate souffles be x and lemon meringue pies be y.

For yesterday, it will be 6x+6y=30

For the day before, 4x+8y=24

By solving the two equations, the answers will be obtained.

4 eggs is required for chocolate souffles and an egg for lemon pie.