A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 584 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Monday. There were 66 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Monday?

Answer 1

hamburgers = h

cheeseburgers = c

1. h + c = 584 Sum of hamburgers and cheeseburgers sold is 584.

2. h - 66 = c

h + (h - 66) = 584 Substitute the second equation into the first one.

2h - 66 = 584

2h = 584 + 66

2h = 650

h = 325 hamburgers

584 - 325 = 259

c = 259 cheeseburgers

Answer 2

h represents the number of hamburgers

h - 66 represents the number of cheeseburgers

h + h - 66 = 584

Can you solve for h and answer?