document.write( "Question 958738: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 385 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 65 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #585987 by macston(5194) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "H=number of hamburgers; C=number of cheeseburgers=H-65 \n" ); document.write( "H+C=385 Substitute for C \n" ); document.write( "H+(H-65)=385 Add 65 to each side. \n" ); document.write( "2H=450 Divide each side by 2. \n" ); document.write( "H=225 ANSWER: There were 225 hamburgers sold \n" ); document.write( "CHECK: \n" ); document.write( "C=H-65=225-65=160 There were 160 cheeseburgers sold. \n" ); document.write( "H+C=385 \n" ); document.write( "225+160=385 \n" ); document.write( "385=385 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |