document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=381322>Question 381322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a group of students takes their math teacher out for lunch. if five have hamburgers and three have hot dogs,the bill will be $24.25. if three have hamburgers and five have hotdogs, the bill will be $21.75. what is the price of a hamburger?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my equations are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5hamburgers + 3hotdogs = $24.25  3 hamburgers + 5 hotdogs = $21.75 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #270524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=270524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let b=price of a burger and d=price of a dog.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b+3d=24.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+5d=21.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25b+15d=121.25 multiply by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -9b-15d=-65.25 multiply by -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16b=56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=$3.50 </SPAN>\n" );
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