Question

a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 572 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday. there were 72 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?​

Answer 1

Answer: 250 hamburgers

Step-by-step explanation: x= hamburgers

If there are 72 more cheeseburgers than hamburgers there are:

x+72

The number of cheeseburgers and hamburgers=572 so:

572= x+72+x

Then solve

572=x+72+x

572=2x+72

-72 -72

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500=2x

500/2=2x/2

250=x