SOLUTION: On Wednesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 351 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How

Question 1141480: On Wednesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 351
hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Wednesday?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Simple substitution will allow a quick solving for h.
Answer by ikleyn(52833) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x hamburgers and 2x cheeseburgers counted together give 351 x + 2x = 351 3x = 351 x = 351/3 = 117. ANSWER

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