Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 599 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 51 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday?

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Answer 1

Cheeseburgers = 274
Hamburgers = 325

Divide 599 by 2 = 299.50 total burgers split in half
Divide 51 by 2= 25.50
Subtract 299.50- 25.50= 274cheeseburgers
Add 299.50+ 25.50= 325hamburgers