Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 605 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Friday. There were 55 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Friday?

Answer 1

H + c = 605
c = h + 55

h + h + 55 = 605
2h + 55 = 605
2h = 605 - 55
2h = 550
h = 550/2
h = 275 <== there were 275 hamburgers sold on Friday

c = h + 55
c = 275 + 55
C = 330...there were 330 cheeseburgers sold on Friday