Question

Tom and John went to a carnival in their hometown. During the carnival, Tom purchased 2 burgers and 5 hot dogs for $12.25 total. John purchased 3 burgers and 2 hot dogs for $12.25 total. Write a system of equations to represent the situation. Be sure to identify what each variable used represents.

Answer 1

Answer: 1.225 and 20.208333r.

Step-by-step explanation: divide 12.25 but 2 and 5 to figure out how much it is then do the same so it would look like this, $=2.25/ 2/5= 1.225 and then $12.25/3/2= 20.208333r.