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A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 555 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 55 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday?

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Answer:

There were 250 hamburgers sold on Saturday.

Explanation:

∵ A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 555 hamburgers

and cheeseburgers on Saturday

→ Assume that the shop sold x hamburgers

∵ The shop sold x hamburgers

∵ There were 55 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers

→ That means the number of cheeseburgers is greater than the

number of hamburger by 55

∴ The shop sold x + 55 cheeseburgers

∵ The shop sold 555 burgers

→ Add the two types of burgers and equate the sum by 555

x + x + 55 = 555

∴ 2x + 55 = 555

→ Subtract 55 from both sides

∴ 2x + 55 - 55 = 555 - 55

∴ 2x = 500

→ Divide both sides by 2 to find x


(2x)/(2) =
(500)/(2)

x = 250

∵ x represents the number of hamburgers

There were 250 hamburgers sold on Saturday.

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