Question

Betty bought two hot dogs and a soda for $11. Josh and his family bought three hotdogs and 2 sodas for $17. Determine the cost of a hot dog and soda.

Answer 1

The cost of hot dogs will be $5 each and the soda will be $1 each

Answer 2

Well if you notice betty spent 11$ on 2 hotdogs and a soda, now if you think about it 5+5 is 10 + 1 is 11$ so a hot dog is 5$ and a soda is 1$ so the cost of a hotdog and a soda is 6$ 5+1 = 6$