A dietician prepares a diet specifying the amounts a patient should eat of the four basic food​ groups: group​ I, meats; group​ II, fruits and​ vegetables; group​ III, breads and​ starches; group​ IV, milk products. Amounts are given in​ "exchanges" that represent 1 oz​ (meat), 1/2 cup​ (fruits and​ vegetables), 1 slice​ (bread), 8 oz​ (milk), or other suitable measurements. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below. ​(a) The number of​ "exchanges" for breakfast for each of the four food​ groups, respectively, are 2 ​, 1 ​, 2 ​, and 1 ​; for​ lunch, 2 ​, 2 ​, 3 ​, and 1 ​; and for​ dinner, 4 ​, 1 ​, 2 ​, and 1 . Write a 3 times 4 matrix using this information.

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A dietician prepares a diet specifying the amounts a patient should eat of the four basic food​ groups: group​ I, meats; group​ II, fruits and​ vegetables; group​ III, breads and​ starches; group​ IV, milk products. Amounts are given in​ "exchanges" that represent 1 oz​ (meat), 1/2 cup​ (fruits and​ vegetables), 1 slice​ (bread), 8 oz​ (milk), or other suitable measurements. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.
​(a) The number of​ "exchanges" for breakfast for each of the four food​ groups, respectively, are
2
​,
1
​,
2
​,

and

1
​;

for​ lunch,

2
​,
2
​,
3
​,

and

1
​;

and for​ dinner,

4
​,
1
​,
2
​,

and

1
.

Write a

3 times
4

matrix using this information.

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