Destiny has read that adults should consume at least 1,300 milligrams of calcium per day. She wonders how much cereal and milk she would need to eat to get that much calcium. A cup of Destiny's favorite cereal has 300 milligrams of calcium, and a cup of milk has 450 milligrams of calcium.

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Destiny has read that adults should consume at least 1,300 milligrams of calcium per day. She wonders how much cereal and milk she would need to eat to get that much calcium. A cup of Destiny's favorite cereal has 300 milligrams of calcium, and a cup of milk has 450 milligrams of calcium.

Let c represent the number of cups of cereal and m represent the number of cups of milk. Which pairs (c,m) represent amounts of cereal and milk that would have enough calcium?

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(1.5,2), (1,2.5)
(3,0) (0.5, 2)

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Destiny has read that adults should consume at least 1,300 milligrams of calcium per day. She wonders how much cereal and milk she would need to eat to get that much calcium. A cup of Destiny's favorite cereal has 300 milligrams of calcium, and a cup of milk has 450 milligrams of calcium.

(1,3), (2,1), (0, 3)