Answer:
Let's denote the number of football games Tommy started as "f" and the number of baseball games he started as "b."
We're given two pieces of information:
Tommy has started a total of 109 RHS games:
f + b = 109 (Equation 1)
The number of baseball games he started was five less than twice the number of football games he started:
b = 2f - 5 (Equation 2)
We can solve this system of equations to find the value of "f," which represents the number of football games Tommy started.
Substitute Equation 2 into Equation 1:
f + (2f - 5) = 109
Combine like terms:
3f - 5 = 109
Add 5 to both sides:
3f = 114
Divide both sides by 3:
f = 38
Therefore, Tommy started 38 football games.
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