A local hamburger shop sold a combined total 757 hamburger and cheeseburger on Thursday. There were 57 more cheeseburger sold than hamburger. How many hamburger were sold on Thursday

Answer 1

Here's what we know:

h + c = 757 (the total number of hamburgers and cheese burgers sold is 757)

c = h + 57 (there were 57 more cheese burgers sold than hamburgers)

We have a value for a variable, so plug it into the equation:

h + h + 57 = 757

Now to isolate to find the value of h. Start by simplifying:

2h + 57 = 757

Subtract 57 from both sides:

2h = 700

Divide:

h = 350

Now we can find the value of c:

c = 350 + 57

c = 407

check:

350 + 407 = 757

757 = 757