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.