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A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 387 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday. There were 63 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?

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Answer:

350 hamburgers

Explanation:

Let x = the number of hamburgers sold

Let x - 53 = the number of cheeseburgers sold

x + x - 53 = 647

2x = 700

x = 350 hamburgers

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