Question

At a football game, a vender sold a combined total of 202 sodas and hot dogs. The number of hot dogs sold was 56 less than the number of sodas sold. Find the

number of sodas sold and the number of hot dogs sold.
Number of sodas sold:
Number of hot dogs sold

Answer 1

x = the number of sodas sold

x-56= the number of hot dogs sold

in all there are 202 sodas and hot dogs combined

x+x-56=202

2x=202+56

2x=258

x=129

Number of sodas sold: 129

Number of hot dogs sold : 73