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Jenny and Jason are buying lunch for their friends. Hot dogs are $3 each and hamburgers are $5 each. They bought a total of 25 items for a total of $105. How many of each item did Jenny and Jason purchase?
Write and solve a system of equations to represent the given scenario. Use the variables "x" for hot dogs and "y" for hamburgers.

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Answer:

60 hamburgers

45 hotdogs

Explanation:

105/5= 21

105/3= 35

12x5= 60 (hamburger)

15x3= 45 (hot dogs)

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