Problema Solution
Jim runs a food cart and during a busy outdoor festival he sold $7343.75 worth of food. He sells hot dogs for $2.95 and steak sandwiches for $9.95. If he sold a total of 985 items that day, how many of each item did he sell?
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let
x = the number of hot dogs sold
y = the number of steaks sold
x + y = 985
2.95x + 9.95y = 7343.75
by solving the above system of equations we find:
x = 351 hot dogs
y = 634 steaks
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Jim sold 351 hot dogs and 634 steaks.