SOLUTION: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 704 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday. There were 54 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers wer

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Question 862516: A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of
704
hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Thursday. There were
54
more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Let x represent number of hamburgers

 H + CB= 704

 x + (x+54) = 704    |There were 54 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers 

    2x = 650

     x = 325 hamburgers and  379 cheeseburgers