At Wendy's a cheeseburger has 200 fewer calories than a large fries. Two cheeseburgers are a large fries have 1100 calories. How many calories are in each item? Let c represent the number of calories in a cheeseburger and let f represent the number of calories in an order of fries.

Question

At Wendy's a cheeseburger has 200 fewer calories than a large fries.  Two cheeseburgers are a large fries have 1100 calories. How many calories are in each item?  Let c represent the number of calories in a cheeseburger and let f represent the number of calories in an order of fries.

oobleck · Answer

c = f - 200 2c + f = 1100 add these together and you have 3c = 900 c = 300 so, f = 500