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Please help with this word problem!!

Please help with this word problem!!-example-1

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Answer:

one hd=a=1.75, one hb=b=2

Explanation:

if one hd(hotdog) & one hb(hamburger)=$3.75

one hd(hotdog) & three hb(hamburger)= $7.75

let hd=a and hb= b

by elimination:

a + b= 3.75......eq 1

a + 3b= 7.75.....eq 2

eliminate a and a by subtraction

-2b=-4

b=4/2=2

substitute 2 in place of b in any of the equation

a + b= 3.75

a + 2= 3.75

a= 3.75-2= 1.75

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