Solve the problem.
-A vendor sells hot dogs, bags of potato chips, and soft drinks. A customer buys 2 hot dogs, 4 bags of potato chips, and 3 soft drinks for $9.00. The price of a hot dog is $1.50 more than the price of a bag of
Potato chips. The cost of a soft drink is $3.00 less than the price of two hot dogs. Find the cost of each item.

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The correct solution involves setting up equations based on the given information and solving them. Let the cost of a hot dog be $H$, a bag of potato chips be $P$, and a soft drink be $S$. The equations based on the given information are: $2H + 4P + 3S = 9$, $H = P + 1.5$, and $S = 2H - 3$. Solving these equations gives $H = 2$, $P = 0.5$, and $S = 1$, which matches choice A.

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