Question

Last season, two running backs on the Steelers

football team rushed for a combined total of
1550 yards. One running back ran for 450 yards
more than the other. How many yards did they
each run?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Last season two running backs on the Steelers football team rushed a combined total of 1550 yards. One rushed 4 times as many yards as the other. Let x and y represent the number of yards each individual player rushed. this is the equation that was used

x + y = 1550

y = 4x