Question

At a basketball game, a vender sold a combined total of 165 sodas and hot dogs. The number of sodas sold was 39 more than the number of hot dogs sold. Find the number of sodas sold and the number of hot dogs sold.

Answer 1

Answer:

• 102 sodas
• 63 hot dogs

Step-by-step explanation:

Let s and h represent the numbers of sodas and hotdogs sold, respectively. The problem statement tells you ...

... s + h = 165

... s - h = 39

Add these two equations to get ...

... 2s = 204

... s = 102 . . . . . divide by w

... h = 165 - 102 = 63 . . . . use the first equation to find h from s

The vendor sold 102 sodas and 63 hot dogs at the basketball game.