SOLUTION: A vendor sells hot dogs and bags of potato chips. A customer buys5 hot dogs and 2 bags of potato chips for $11.50. Another customer buys 3 hot dogs and 5 bags of potato chips for $

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Question 920071: A vendor sells hot dogs and bags of potato chips. A customer buys5 hot dogs and 2 bags of potato chips for $11.50. Another customer buys 3 hot dogs and 5 bags of potato chips for $9.75. Find the cost of each item.
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-3(5d +2c = 11.50)
5(3d + 5c = 9.75)
19c = 5(9.75) - 3(11.50) = 14.25
c = $0.75, cost of chips. HotDog is $2.00 3d+=++9.75+-5%28.75%29+