At a concession stand five hotdogs and two hamburgers cost 8.00 two hotdogs and five hamburgers cost 9.50 find the cost of one hot dog and one hamburger

Respuesta :

think of this situation as a system of equations.

let y be the price of hotdogs
let x be the price of hamburgers

5y + 2x = 8
2y + 5x = 9.50

now use your solution method of choice
substitution, elimination, matrices, etc