Question

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 591 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 59 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers
On tuesday how much did they sell

Answer 1

Answer:

On Tuesday

591 burgers are sold.

Some are hamburgers and some are cheeseburgers.

59 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers.

Number of cheeseburgers --> x

Number of hamburgers --> y

x+y= 591 --> x = 591-y

x = y-59

so

591-y = y-59

-2y = -650

y = 325

so

x = 325-59

x =266

Answer 2

591/2= 295.5-59=236.5

591-236.5=354.5

Cheeseburgers sold: 236.5
Hamburgers: 354.5

354.5+236.5= 591 (total sold)