Question

MENU, On Monday, a restaurant made $545 from selling 110 hamburgers. If they sold 53 hamburgers on Tuesday, how much did they make?

Short answer

The amount of money made by the restaurant is $x=262.59$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Write down the given statement.

It is given that $545 is earned by selling 110 hamburgers.

Step 2. By method of proportion.

Let the amount of money made by the restaurant be x.

Therefore, the proportion can be written as:

$$\begin{gathered} \frac{545}{110}=\frac{x}{53} \\ 545\left(53\right)=110\left(x\right) \\ 110x=28885 \\ \frac{110x}{110}=\frac{28885}{110} \\ x=262.59 \end{gathered}$$

Step 3. The conclusion from the amount made by the restaurant.

The amount of money made by the restaurant is $x=262.59$.