document.write( "Question 908743: 3.) You bought the meat for Saturday’s cookout. A package of hot dogs cost $1.60 and a package of hamburger cost $5. You bought a total of 8 packages of meat and you spent $23. How many packages of hamburger meat did you buy?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #551286 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If all 8 packages were hamburger, you would have spent 8 * 5 = $40 \n" ); document.write( "The actual amount spent was $23 \n" ); document.write( "$40 - $23 = $17 \n" ); document.write( "The difference between hotdogs and hamburgers is $3.40 per pack \n" ); document.write( "$17 / $3.40 = 5 packs of hotdogs, leaving 3 packs of hamburgers \n" ); document.write( "5 packages of hotdogs at $1.60 = $8 \n" ); document.write( "3 packages of hamburgers at $5 = $15 \n" ); document.write( "$15 + $8 = $23 \n" ); document.write( " |