Question

a vendor sold 228 sodas & hotdogs. the number of sodas sold was 3 times the number of hot dogs sold. Find the number of sodas and hotdogs sold

Answer 1

s=sodas h=hotdogs

228=s+h
s=3h

228=3h+h 228=4h h=57

228=s+57 s=171

Answer: 171 sodas and 57 hotdogs were sold by the vendor