document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=661102>Question 661102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 434 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday. There were 66 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried subtracting 66 from 434 and its not a choice on the multiple question, not sure how to solve this problem, thanks for your help :-) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #411495 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=411495\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = hamburgers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = cheeseburgers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=434<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66 fewer cheeseburgers than hamburgers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute y into the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x-66) = 434<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 434 + 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 250 hamburgers sold </SPAN>\n" );
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