How many hotdogs and how many cans of soda were sold?

Mitchell works at a concession stand selling hotdogs and cans of soda. A hotdog costs $3.00 and a can of soda costs $1.00. One night, he notices that he sold a total of 350 items and collected a total of $624.

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How many hotdogs and how many cans of soda were sold?

Mitchell works at a concession stand selling hotdogs and cans of soda. A hotdog costs $3.00 and a can of soda costs $1.00. One night, he notices that he sold a total of 350 items and collected a total of $624.

thesmartone · Answer

hotdogs=h
cans of soda=s

thesmartone · Answer

s+h=350
3h+1s=624

thesmartone · Answer

s=350-h
3h+1(350-h)=624
3h+350-h=624

thesmartone · Answer

2h=974
h=487

anonymous · Answer

So in order to find out how many cans of soda, would i input the amount of hotdogs? @TheSmartOne

thesmartone · Answer

Yes are you sure that the question is correct. If you did that then s=-137

thesmartone · Answer

@ganeshie8 @iambatman @e.mccormick

thesmartone · Answer

s is not supposed to be negative

anonymous · Answer

That's why I was so confused.... Here is the exact question.... @TheSmartOne

thesmartone · Answer

@Hero @ganeshie8 @iambatman

thesmartone · Answer

@Reemxoxo  you should bump your question so more people can help you.

anonymous · Answer

Okay, i'll have to repost it