document.write( "Question 942243: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of
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document.write( "491
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document.write( " hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were
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document.write( "59
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document.write( " fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #574391 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! H=no of hamburgers C=no of cheeseburgers \n" ); document.write( "C=H-59 \n" ); document.write( "H+C=491 substitute above for C and solve for H \n" ); document.write( "H+(H-59)=491 \n" ); document.write( "2H-59=491 Add 59 to each side \n" ); document.write( "2H-59+59=491+59 \n" ); document.write( "2H=550 Divide both sides by 2 \n" ); document.write( "2H/2=550/2 \n" ); document.write( "H=275 Number of hamburgers = 275 \n" ); document.write( "C=275-59=216 Number of cheeseburgers=216 \n" ); document.write( "CHECK: \n" ); document.write( "H+C=491 \n" ); document.write( "275+216=491 \n" ); document.write( "491=491 \n" ); document.write( " |