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A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 625 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Monday. There were 75 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Monday?



Answer :

Answer:

Let's denote the number of hamburgers sold as

H and the number of cheeseburgers sold as

C.

Given that the total number of hamburgers and cheeseburgers sold is 625, we can express this as an equation:

+

=

625

H+C=625

We're also told that there were 75 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers, which we can express as:

=

75

C=H−75

Now, we can substitute the second equation into the first equation:

+

(

75

)

=

625

H+(H−75)=625

Combine like terms:

2

75

=

625

2H−75=625

Add 75 to both sides:

2

=

625

+

75

2H=625+75

2

=

700

2H=700

Divide both sides by 2:

=

700

2

H=

2

700

=

350

H=350

So, 350 hamburgers were sold on Monday.

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