How many more hambugers were sold on Sunday?

Question

A local hambuger shop sol a combine total of 571 hambugers and chessbugers on Sunday. ther were 71 more cheesbugers sold that hambugers . How many hambugers were sold on hambugers?

Answer 1

Hi Alton, let H represent the number of hamburgers sold. Then H + 71 is the number of cheeseburgers sold. The total is 571.

 

Equation:

 

H + (H + 71) = 571

 

2H + 71 = 571

 

Subtract 71 from both sides:

 

2H = 500

 

Divide both sides by 2:

 

H = 250

 

Solution:

 

There were 250 hamburgers sold. There were 71 more cheeseburgers sold then hamburgers. There were 321 cheeseburgers on Sunday.

 

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