Problema Solution

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 384

hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Monday. There were 66

fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Monday?

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Let


h = the number of hamburgers sold, h>0


c = the number of cheeseburgers sold, c>0


A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 384 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Monday:


h + c = 384


There were 66 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers:


c = h - 66


We have the system:


h + c = 384


c = h - 66

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h = 225 hamburgers


c = 159 cheeseburgers


There were 225 hamburgers sold on Monday.