A vendor sells hot dogs and bags of potato chips. A customer buys 5 hot dogs and 3 bags of potato chips for $9.25. Another customer buys 4 hot dogs and 5 bags of potato chips for $10.00. Find the cost of each item.

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A vendor sells hot dogs and bags of potato chips. A customer buys 5 hot dogs and 3 bags of potato chips for $9.25. Another customer buys 4 hot dogs and 5 bags of potato chips for $10.00. Find the cost of each item.
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