Problema Solution
During a football game, fans can buy chili dogs and soft drinks at the concession stand. The chili dogs cost $2.00 each and the soft drinks cost $1.50 each. During one football game, the chili dog and soft drink sales totaled $330.
1. Write an equation that represents the total sales if x chili dogs and y soft drinks were sold
2. Find the intercepts of the equation from part(a)
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x chili dogs and y soft drinks were sold.
Answer 1:
2*x + 1.5*y = 330
Answer 2:
When y = 0, X-intercept is x= 330/2 = 165
When x = 0, y-intercept is y = 330/1.50 = 220