Question 1137031
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Let H be the number of hot dogs and C be the number of chips.


Then from the condition we have this system of 2 equations


H + C = 20     (1)    (same as the number of people)

H = 4C         (2)    (four times as many hot dogs as buckets of chips)


From equation (2), substitute the expression H = 4C into equation (1)


4C + C = 20,

5C     = 20,

C      = 20/5 = 4.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  4 buckets of chips and 4*4 = 16 hot dogs.
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