SOLUTION: On Saturday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 243 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How

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Question 1075208: On Saturday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of
243
hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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On Saturday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of
243 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday?
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Equations:
h + c = 243
c = 2h
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Substitute for "c" and solve for "h"::
h + 2h = 243
3h = 243
h = 81 (# of hamburgers sold on Saturday)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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