Solve the problem.
-A vendor sells hot dogs and bags of potato chips. A customer buys 3 hot dogs and 4 bags of potato chips for $6.75. Another customer buys 4 hot dogs and 2 bags of potato chips for $6.50. Find the cost of each
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Let the cost of a hot dog be $x$ and the cost of a bag of potato chips be $y$. The first customer's purchase gives the equation $3x + 4y = 6.75$, and the second customer's purchase gives the equation $4x + 2y = 6.50$. Solving this system of equations yields $x = 1.25$ and $y = 0.75$, which corresponds to choice A.

Solve the Problem. -A Vendor Sells Hot Dogs and Bags of Potato Chips