Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 557 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Friday. There were 57 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Friday?

Answer 1

Equation: 557=2x+57

Let x=hamburgers sold

Solution: 250 hamburgers

Explanation:

1. Subtract 57 from both sides of the equation

2. Divide both sides of the equation by 2

3. x=250