A particular restaurant, each mini hotdog has 70 calories and each chicken wing has 60 calories. A combination meal with mini hotdogs and chicken wings is shown to have 1220 total calories and 10 more mini hotdogs than chicken wings. Determine the number of mini hotdogs in the combination meal and the number of chicken wings in the combination meal.

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Let \( x \) be the number of chicken wings. According to the problem, the number of mini hotdogs is \( x + 10 \).

Since each mini hotdog has 70 calories and each chicken wing has 60 calories, we can express the total calorie count as follows:

\[ 70(x + 10) + 60x = 1220 \]

Expanding this equation, we have:

\[ 70x + 700 + 60x = 1220 \]

Combining like terms:

\[ 130x + 700 = 1220 \]

Next, we subtract 700 from both sides:

\[ 130x = 520 \]

Now, we divide both sides by 130 to solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{520}{130} = 4 \]

So, \( x \), the number of chicken wings, is 4. Next, we find the number of mini hotdogs:

\[ x + 10 = 4 + 10 = 14 \]

Thus, the number of mini hotdogs is 14.

To summarize:

  • Number of mini hotdogs: \( 14 \)
  • Number of chicken wings: \( 4 \)

Finally, we can verify the total calories:

\[ 70 \times 14 + 60 \times 4 = 980 + 240 = 1220 \]

The calculations are consistent. Therefore, the solution is: \[ \text{Number of mini hotdogs: } \boxed{14} \] \[ \text{Number of chicken wings: } \boxed{4} \]