SOLUTION: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 752 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 52 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold

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Question 1141479: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 752
hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 52 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
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This system is easily ready for solve by elimination method.
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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H hamburgers and (H+52) cheeseburgers.


H + (H+52) = 752     (total)

2H + 52 = 752

2H = 752 - 52 = 700


H = 700/2 = 350 hamburgers.     ANSWER


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