Question

A food truck sells two types of meals: a hamburger for $5 and a

salad for $7. Yesterday, the food truck sold a total of 152 meals for a
total of $904.

Answer 1

They sold 80 hamburgers and 72 salads.

Step-by-step explanation:

1) 72x7= 504

2) 80x5=400

3) 504+400=$904

Answer 2

To find the number of hamburgers and salads sold, we can set up a system of equations and solve it. The number of hamburgers sold is 80, and the number of salads sold is 72.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of hamburgers and salads sold, we can set up a system of equations representing the given information.

Let's say the number of hamburgers sold is h and the number of salads sold is s.

From the problem, we know that:

5h + 7s = 904 _______equation 1

h + s = 152 __________equation 2

We can solve this system of equations using substitution or elimination. Let's solve it using elimination:

Multiply equation 2 by 5 to make the coefficients of h in both equations equal:

5(h + s) = 5(152)

5h + 5s = 760________equation 3

Now, subtract equation 3 from equation 1:

(5h + 7s) - (5h + 5s) = 904 - 760

2s = 144

s = 72

Substitute this value of s back into equation 2 to find the value of h:

h + 72 = 152

h = 152 - 72

h = 80

Therefore, 80 hamburgers and 72 salads were sold.