Question

At a football game, a vender sold a combined total of 201

sodas and hot dogs. The number of sodas sold was two times the number of hot dogs sold. Find the number of sodas and the number of hot dogs sold.

Answer 1

We know that soda + hot dog =201

soda is 2x

hot dog is x

2x+x=201

3x=201

divide each side by 3

x=67

2x=134

They sold 134 sodas and 67 hotdogs