SOLUTION: On Tuesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 440 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold. Ho

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Question 1024310: On Tuesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of
440
hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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On Tuesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 440
hamburgers and cheeseburgers.
The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday?
Equations:
h + c = 440
c = 3h
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Substitute for "c" and solve for "h":
3h + h = 440
4h = 440
h = 110 (# of hamburgers)
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c = 3h = 330 (# of cheesburgers)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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