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Question 587988: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 759 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Wednesday. There were 59 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Wednesday?
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A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 759 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Wednesday. There were 59 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Wednesday?
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Let x = number of hamburgers sold
then
x+59 = number of cheeseburgers sold
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x + x+59 = 759
2x+59 = 759
2x = 700
x = 350 (hamburgers sold)