Problema Solution
You bought the meat for Saturday's cookout. A package of hot dogs cost $1.60 and a package of hamburger cost $5. You bought a total of 8 packages of meat and you sent $23.How many packages of hamburger meat did you buy?
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Let
x = the number of packages of hamburger
8 - x = the number of packages of hot dogs (the total number of packages is 8, so 8 - x is the number of hot dog packages)
1.60*(8 - x) + 5x = 23
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x = 3 packages of hamburger
You bought 3 packages of hamburger.