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Solving a word problem involving a sum and another basic relationship using a system of linear equations.

At a basketball game, a vender sold a combined total of 130 sodas and hot dogs. The number of hot dogs sold was 44 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:

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sodas: 130

hot dogs: 86

there is 130 sodas sold if you subtract 44 from 130 you get how many hotdogs

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