Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 392 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday. There were 58 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers.

How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?

Answer 1

Explanation:

x = hamburgers

x - 58 = cheeseburgers

392 = total of both sold

x + (x - 58) = 392

x + x - 58 + 58 = 392 + 58

x + x = 450

2x = 450

Divide both sides by 2

2x/2 = 450/2

x = 225

The number of hamburgers sold was 225