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On Friday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 444 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Friday?

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The amount sold was 111 hamburgers.

Step-by-step explanation

We know that the ratio of cheeseburgers to hamburgers is 3:1, meaning that 1/4 burgers are a hamburger. 1/4 of 444 gives us a final answer of 111 hamburgers.

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