A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 446 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Tuesday. There were 54 fewer cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Tuesday?

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anonymous · Answer

Ok so what you need to do is 446-54 which equals....?

anonymous · Answer

I did that & it said it was wrong.

yoloshroom · Answer

Really? Uno momento porfavor

anonymous · Answer

Hm so that should be the answer though.... 446-56=390 So There were 390 hamburgers sold on Tuesday

yoloshroom · Answer

careful, u wrote 56 and not 54

anonymous · Answer

Oh oops :P

anonymous · Answer

It says that the answer is 250?

anonymous · Answer

How is that...?

anonymous · Answer

That doesn't make any sense to me the answer should be 392

yoloshroom · Answer

Nah it makes sen\se, just have to leave for class now so i cant explain it ;( sorry !

anonymous · Answer

It's okay...

anonymous · Answer

x-54 + x = 446
2x-54=446
2x=500
x=250

anonymous · Answer

Hmmmmmmm

anonymous · Answer

Is that what it says it is?

anonymous · Answer

Now that it gave me the explanation, I understand. & yes.

anonymous · Answer

Okay. Sorry I couldn't help :(