Question

At a basketball game, a vender sold a combined total of 161 sodas and hot dogs. The number of sodas sold was 31 more than the number of hot dogs sold. Find

the number of sodas sold and the number of hot dogs sold.

Answer 1

65 hot dogs, 96 sodas

Explanation:

x + (x + 31) = 161

2x + 31 = 161

2x = 130

x = 65

65 hotdogs

65 + 31 = 96

96 sodas