The Baynard High School Boosters are selling hot dogs and pretzels at the concession stand. They have 300 hot dogs and pretzels in stock and want to earn an income of $800. They plan to sell the hot dogs for $4 each and the pretzels for $2 each. How many hot dogs and how many pretzels do the boosters need to sell to reach their goal of $800?

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The Baynard High School Boosters are selling hot dogs and pretzels at the concession stand. They have 300 hot dogs and pretzels in stock and want to earn an income of $800. They plan to sell the hot dogs for $4 each and the pretzels for $2 each. How many hot dogs and how many pretzels do the boosters need to sell to reach their goal of $800?

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50 hot dogs and 250 pretzels

100 hot dogs and 200 pretzels

250 hot dogs and 50 pretzels

200 hot dogs and 100 pretzels

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Bot GPT 3.5 answered

To earn $800, the boosters need to sell a total of:

200 hot dogs ($4 each) = $800
100 pretzels ($2 each) = $200

So the boosters need to sell 200 hot dogs and 100 pretzels to reach their goal of $800.

Answer: 200 hot dogs and 100 pretzels