Problema Solution

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 631 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Wednesday. There were 69 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Wednesday?

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Let

x = the number hamburgers sold

y = the number of cheeseburgers sold

x + y = 631

y = x - 69

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x = 350 hamburgers

y = 281 cheeseburgers

There were 350 hamburgers sold on Wednesday.