At a concession stand five hotdogs and two hamburgers cost 8.00 two hotdogs and five hamburgers cost 9.50 find the cost of one h

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borishaifa [10]

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At a concession stand five hotdogs and two hamburgers cost 8.00 two hotdogs and five hamburgers cost 9.50 find the cost of one h

ot dog and one hamburger

Mathematics

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Svetach [21] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-16T02:41:51+03:00

Svetach [21]3 years ago

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Think of this situation as a system of equations.

let y be the price of hotdogs
let x be the price of hamburgers

5y + 2x = 8
2y + 5x = 9.50

now use your solution method of choice
substitution, elimination, matrices, etc