SOLUTION: At a concession stand, five hot dogs and four hamburgers cost $14.75; four hot dogs and five hamburgers cost $14.50. Find the cost of one hot dog and the cost of one hamburger

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Question 1183279: At a concession stand, five hot dogs and four hamburgers cost $14.75; four hot dogs and five hamburgers cost $14.50. Find the cost of one hot dog and the cost of one hamburger
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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d hotdog price
b hamburger price
system%285d%2B4b=14.75%2C4d%2B5b=14.5%29

Add: 9d%2B9b=29.25
Reduce: d%2Bb=3.25------use this in a system with either of the starting equations....