Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 574 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 74 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday?

Answer 1

To find the number of hamburgers sold, set up an equation based on the given information. Solve the equation to determine the number of hamburgers sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's represent the number of hamburgers sold as x. Given that there were 74 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers, we can represent the number of cheeseburgers sold as x + 74.

According to the problem, the total number of hamburgers and cheeseburgers sold is 574. So, we can set up the following equation:

x + (x + 74) = 574

Combining like terms, we get:

2x + 74 = 574

Now, we can solve for x by subtracting 74 from both sides:

2x = 500

And then dividing both sides by 2:

x = 250

Therefore, 250 hamburgers were sold on Saturday.

Answer 2

500 hamburgers, I believe.