document.write( "Question 560544: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 588 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 62 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #363936 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! cheeseburgers ------- x numbers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "hamburgers----------- y numbers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y-x= 62 \n" ); document.write( "x+y = 588\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "add both equations\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2y=650 \n" ); document.write( "y=650/2 \n" ); document.write( "y= 325 ---------- hamburgers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cheese burgers 325-62= 263 \n" ); document.write( " |