Question

Problem PageQuestion On Thursday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 532 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday

Answer 1

133 hamburgers.

Explanation:

Given:

On Thursday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 532 hamburgers and cheeseburgers.

The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold.

Question asked:

How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday ?

Solution:

Let the number of hamburgers sold on Thursday =

Then number of cheeseburgers sold on Thursday =

Total hamburgers and cheeseburgers sold = 532

Number of hamburgers sold + Number of cheeseburgers sold = 532

`x+3x=532\\ \\ 4x=532\\ \\ Dividing\ both\ sides\ by\ 4\\ \\ (4x)/(4) =(532)/(4\\ ) \\\\ x=133`

The number of hamburgers sold on Thursday =
`x` = 133

Therefore, 133 hamburgers were sold on Thursday.