Question

At a baseball game, a vender sold a combined total of 123 sodas and hot dogs. The number of hot dogs sold was 53 less than the number of sodas sold. Find the number of sodas sold and the number of hot dogs sold.

Answer 1

s + h = 123
h = s - 53

s + s - 53 = 123
2s - 53 = 123
2s = 123 + 53
2s = 176
s = 176/2
s = 88 <=== 88 sodas sold

h = s - 53
h = 88 - 53
h = 35 <== 35 hotdogs sold