Question

At a baseball game, a hamburger costs $2 more than

a hotdog. If 14 hamburgers and 13 hotdogs cost
$136, how much does each hamburger and hotdog
cost?
Show your work at the bottom of this page.
what is x? what is y? how much did a hamburger cost?
how much did a hotdog cost?

Answer 1

Hamburger = $6

Hotdog = $4

Explanation:

136 - 14(2) = 108

108 / 13 + 14 = 4

If a hamburger is 2 dollars more than you would just add 2 to this