Solving a word problem

Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 623 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday . There were 73 cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers . how many hamburgers were sold on Thursday ?

Answer 1

I assume that you meant 73 more cheeseburgers were sold than hamburgers.

THEN: Let h = number of hamburgers and c = number of cheeseburgers

Then h + c = 623

Since c is equivalent to h + 73, we can write that h + h + 73 = 623 and solve this equation:

Combine like terms and: 2h + 73 = 623

Subtract 73 from both sides and 2h = 550

Divide both sides by 2 and h = 275 hamburgers

Answer 2

X+X+73 = 623

2x + 73 = 623

2x = 550

x = 275

275 hamburgers

348 cheeseburgers