document.write( "Question 384185: A vendor sells hot dogs, bags of potato chips, and soft drinks. A customer buys 5 hot dogs, 2 bags of potato chips, and 2 soft drinks for $15.50. The price of a hot dog is $0.75 more than the price of a bag of potato chips. The cost of a soft drink is $2.50 less than the price of hot dogs. Find the cost of each item.
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A vendor sells hot dogs, bags of potato chips, and soft drinks.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let h = no. of hot dogs
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A customer buys 5 hot dogs, 2 bags of potato chips, and 2 soft drinks for $15.50.\"
\n" ); document.write( "5h + 2p + 2d = 15.50
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The price of a hot dog is $0.75 more than the price of a bag of potato chips.\"
\n" ); document.write( "h = p + .75
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\n" ); document.write( "p = h - .75
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The cost of a soft drink is $2.50 less than the price of hot dogs.\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = h - 2.50
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\n" ); document.write( " Find the cost of each item.
\n" ); document.write( "5h + 2p + 2d = 15.50
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\n" ); document.write( "5h + 2(h-.75) + 2(h-2.50) = 15.50
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\n" ); document.write( "5h + 2h - 1.50 + 2h - 5.00 = 15.50
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