Question

At a lunch stand, each hamburger has 50 more calories than each order of fries. If 2 hamburgers and 3 orders of fries have a total of 1700 calories, how many calories does 3 orders of fries have

Answer 1

Answer: 960 calories

Explanation:

Given

Each hamburger has 50 more calories than each order of fries

Suppose each order of fries has
`x` calories

so, hamburger has
`x+50` calories

There are total of 1700 calories available. Thus, we can write

`\Rightarrow 2(x+50)+3x=1700\\\Rightarrow 2x+3x=1700-100\\\Rightarrow 5x=1600\\\Rightarrow x=320`

So, each order of fries has
`320` calories

For 3 orders, it is
`320* 3=960` calories