Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 575 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday.There were 75 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers.
How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?

Answer 1

Answer:

There were 250 hamburgers sold

Step-by-step explanation:

h = hamburgers

c =cheeseburgers

c+h = 575

c =75+h

c+h =575

Substituting 75+h in for c in the second equation

75+h +h =575

Combine like terms

75+2h = 575

Subtract 75 from each side

75-75 +2h = 575-75

2h = 500

Divide each side by 2

2h/2 = 500/2

h = 250

There were 250 hamburgers sold