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Question 1162154: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 613 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 63 more cheese burgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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From 613, subtract 63 and divide this difference by 2.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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h hamburgers
c cheeseburgers
system%28c-h=63%2Cc%2Bh=613%29

%28h%2B63%29%2Bh=613
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2h%2B63=613
2h=613-63
h=%28613-63%29%2F2