20 points please help! At a high school football game Jamie buys 6 hot dogs and 4 soft drinks for $13. Amy buys 3 hot dogs and 4 soft drinks for $8.50. What is the price of a hot dog? A) $0.75 B) $1.00 C) $1.25 D) $1.50

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Answered on Fri May 20 2022

Let the cost of hot dogs be x

And, cost of soft drinks be y

Then,

6x + 4y = 13 …1

3x + 4y = 8.50 …2

Now, by elimination method

Subtracting equation 2 from 1, we get

6x + 4y - (3x + 4y) = 13 - 8.50

6x + 4y - 3x - 4y = 4.50

3x = 4.50

x = 4.50/3

x = 1.5

Hence, option (D) is correct.