Solve the system of equations using substitution or elimination. Your choice! 12x -y=24 -3x +2y = -6

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Please do that problem in the picture 2. And this problem I’m about to type it 1. Solve the system of equations using substitution or elimination. Your choice! 12x -y=24 -3x +2y = -6
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2) You are running a concession stand at a basketball game. You are selling hot
dogs and sodas. Each hot dog costs $1.50 and each soda costs $0.50. At the
end of the night you made a total of $78.50. You sold a total of 87 hot dogs and
sodas combined. You must report the number of hot dogs sold and the number of
sodas sold.
Write a system of equations to model this scenario. Label what each variable
means.
How many hot dogs were sold and how many sodas were sold?
Transcribed Image Text:+ 100% 2) You are running a concession stand at a basketball game. You are selling hot dogs and sodas. Each hot dog costs $1.50 and each soda costs $0.50. At the end of the night you made a total of $78.50. You sold a total of 87 hot dogs and sodas combined. You must report the number of hot dogs sold and the number of sodas sold. Write a system of equations to model this scenario. Label what each variable means. How many hot dogs were sold and how many sodas were sold?
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