Question

At a hockey game, a vender sold a combined total of 187 sodas and hot dogs. The number of sodas sold was 57 more than the number of hot dogs sold. Find the number of sodas sold and the number of hot dogs sold.

Answer 1

x= # of sodas sold
x - 42 = # of hot dogs sold
x+x-42=202
2x = 244
x=122
122 sodas and 80 hot dogs