I think they mean that there were 209 <i>items</i> sold, made up of some number of salads (x) and some number of drinks (y) such that X + Y = 209, and that $6.50<i>X + $2.00</i>Y = $836.50<p>The question is horribly worded, but I hope that helps clear some ambiguity. It&#x27;s a system of equations -- 2 equations, 2 unknowns, which makes it a slightly harder problem.