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

Question

At a basketball game, a vender sold a combined total of 171 sodas and hot dogs. The number of sodas sold was 51 more than the number of hot dogs sold. Find the number of sodas sold and the number of hot dogs sold.

Answer 1

S + D = 171

S = 51 + D

51 + D + D = 171

2D = 171 -51 = 120

D = 120/2 = 60 Hot Dogs sold

S = 171-60 = 111 Sodas sold