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: Set up cost equation

$2.50 + 3h = 13$

Step2: Isolate the term with $h$

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

Step3: Solve for $h$

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

Answer:

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