During the youth baseball season, Carter grills and sells hamburgers and hot dogs at the Hillview baseball field. On Saturday, he sold 30 hamburgers and 25 hot dogs and earned a total of $195. On Sunday, he sold 15 hamburgers and 20 hot dogs and earned a total of $120.This system of equations can be used to represent the situation.Complete the sentence.How much does Carter charge for a hot dog?$____
Q. During the youth baseball season, Carter grills and sells hamburgers and hot dogs at the Hillview baseball field. On Saturday, he sold 30 hamburgers and 25 hot dogs and earned a total of $195. On Sunday, he sold 15 hamburgers and 20 hot dogs and earned a total of $120.This system of equations can be used to represent the situation.Complete the sentence.How much does Carter charge for a hot dog?$____
Define Prices: Let's define the price of a hamburger as h dollars and the price of a hot dog as d dollars. From the problem, we have two equations based on Carter's sales:1. 30h+25d=195 (Saturday's sales)2. 15h+20d=120 (Sunday's sales)
Simplify Equations: To simplify, we can divide the second equation by 5:3h+4d=24
Eliminate h: Now, let's eliminate h by multiplying the simplified equation by 10 and the first equation by −3:30h+40d=240−90h−75d=−585
Add Equations: Adding these equations to eliminate h:−35d=−345
Solve for d: Solving for d:d=−35−345=9.857
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