Question

A vendor sells hot dogs, bags of potato chips, and soft drinks. A customer buys 4 hot dogs, 3 bags of potato chips, and 4 soft drinks for $15.25. The price of a hot dog is $1.25 more than the price of a bag of potato chips. The cost of a soft drink is $2.75 less than the price of two hot dogs. Find the cost of each item

Answer 1

The price of chips is $ 0.75, the price of a hot dog is $ 2 and the price of a soft drink is $ 1.25.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

A customer buys 4 hot dogs, 3 bags of potato chips, and 4 soft drinks for $15.25.

The price of a hot dog is $1.25 more than the price of a bag of potato chips.

The cost of a soft drink is $2.75 less than the price of two hot dogs.

To find the cost of each item.

Let,

The price of chips = x

The price of a hot dog = x+1.25

Price of two hot dog = 2(x+1.25) = 2x+2.5

The price of a soft drink = 2x+2.5-2.75 = 2x-0.25

Now,

According to the problem,

4(x+1.25)+3x+4(2x-0.25) = 15.25

or, 15x+5-1 = 15.25

or, 15x = 11.25

or, x = 0.75

Hence,

The price of chips = $ 0.75

The price of a hot dog = $ 0.75+1.25 = $ 2

The price of a soft drink = $ 2×0.75-0.25 = $ 1.25