document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199436>Question 199436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 496 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 54 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many cheeseburgers were sold on Saturday? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried hamburgers + cheesburgers =496. Now I dont know how to progress? can you please help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149863 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=149863\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 496 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 54 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many cheeseburgers were sold on Saturday?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let C = number of cheeseburgers sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then from \"There were 54 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C+54 = number of hamburgers sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C + C+54 = 496<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2C+54 = 496<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2C = 442<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 221 (number of cheeseburgers sold)<BR>\n" );
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