On Wednesday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 544 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers were sold on Wednesday?

Answer 1

h = numbers of hamburgers

c = numbers of cheeseburgers

The number of cheeseburgers sold was three times the number of hamburgers sold means:

c = 3 h

A local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 544 hamburgers and cheeseburgers means:

h + c = 544

h + 3 h = 544

4 h = 544

h = 544 / 4

h = 136