A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 582 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 68 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday?

Answer 1

H+C=582

H-C=68

Add those two together, each sides added separately, to get:

2H+C-C=582+68=650

2H=650

H=650/2=325

H=325