Question

1. while at the beach, daniel buys lunch for his family from a food stand. he purchases one hot dog for $2.50 and 3 hamburgers. if he spent $13 total, write and solve an equation to find h, the amount each hamburger cost.

equation:

solution:

Explanation:

Step1: Define total cost equation

$\$2.50 + 3h = \$13$

Step2: Isolate the hamburger term

$3h = 13 - 2.50$
$3h = 10.50$

Step3: Solve for h

$h = \frac{10.50}{3}$

Answer:

Equation: $\boldsymbol{2.50 + 3h = 13}$
Solution: $\boldsymbol{h = 3.50}$ (Each hamburger costs \$3.50)