SOLUTION: On Thursday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 450 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How

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Question 918661: On Thursday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of
450
hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Thursday?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the number of hamburgers referred to
cheeseburgers + hamburgers = 450
2x + x = 450
3x = 450
x = 150, the number of hamburgers