Question

Read the following word problem below. Let x = the number of hot dogs sold and y= the number of sodas sold. If the solution is (35, 52) what does that mean?

You are running a concession stand at a basketball game. You are selling hot dogs and sodas. Each hot dog costs $1.50 and each soda costs $0.50. At the end of the night you made a total of $78.50. You sold a total of 87 hot dogs and sodas combined. You must report the number of hot dogs sold and the number of sodas sold.

Answer 1

The solution (35, 52) means that 35 hot dogs were sold and 52 sodas were sold.