Web Analytics
Answered

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of

824

hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Monday. There were

74

more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Monday?

Verified Answer :

twvogels

Call the number of hamburgers 'H' and the number of cheeseburgers 'C'.

We are told that:
\(C+H=824\)
and
\(C=H+74\)
by back substitution:
\(H+74+H=824\) or \(2H=750\) thus \(H=375\) and so \(C=449\)

To check:
\(C+H=824\)
\(449+375=824\)
\(824=824\)  CHECKS

Related Questions