Question

Four brothers each bought two hotdogs and a bag of chips at the concession stand.if the bag of chips was $1.25,and the total was $18.20, what was the price of one hotdog

Answer 1

Answer:

  $1.65

Step-by-step explanation:

The total purchase can be described by ...

  4(2h +1.25) = 18.20 . . . . where h is the price of a hot dog

  8h = 13.20 . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 5.00

  h = 1.65 . . . . . divide by 8

The price of a hot dog was $1.65.