Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 681 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. There were 69 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday

Answer 1

375 hamburgers and 306 cheeseburgers

Explanation:

Think of it as an equation.

x + x - 69 = 681
2x - 69 = 681
2x = 750
x = 375

Now we know that 375 hamburgers were sold, now we input 375 and find out how many cheeseburgers were sold.

375 + 375 - 69 = 681
375 + 306 = 681

Now we know that 375 hamburgers were sold and 306 cheeseburgers were sold. 306 is 69 fewer than 375, and they add up to 681.