SOLUTION: On Wednesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 351 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How

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Question 1141480: On Wednesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 351
hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Wednesday?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%28h%2Bc=351%2Cc=2h%29
Simple substitution will allow a quick solving for h.

Answer by ikleyn(52817) About Me  (Show Source):
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x hamburgers and 2x cheeseburgers counted together give 351


    x + 2x = 351

    3x     = 351

    x      = 351/3 = 117.    ANSWER