Gary goes to the grocery store to buy hot dogs and hamburgers for a cookout. he buys a total
of 8 packages for a total of $28.52. a package of hot dogs costs $2.29 and a package of
hamburgers costs $5.69.

The right answer should be 6 but your not very specific

It's like discovering the answer to a puzzle. the purpose in solving an equation is to find the value or values of the variable that makes it a true statement. any value of the variable that makes the equation true is called a solution to the equation.