Question

Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2681 base hits last season. Pedro had 283 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player have

Answer 1

Ricky had 1199 hits.

Pedro had 1482 hits.

Explanation:

State your variables

let "p" be the number of Pedro's base hits

let "r" be the number of Ricky's base hits

Create equations using information from the problem

p + r = 2681 [1]

p = r + 283 [2]

Substitute equation [2] in equation [1] replacing 'p'

p + r = 2681

r + 283 + r = 2681

Combine like terms to simplify

2r + 283 = 2681

Isolate '"r" to solve for Ricky's base hits.

2r + 283 - 283 = 2681 - 283 Subtract 283 on both sides

2r = 2398

2r/2 = 2398/2 Divide both sides by 2

r = 1199 Number of Ricky's hits

Substitute r = 1199 into any equation to find "p". I will use [2].

p = r + 283

p = 1199 + 283 Add

p = 1482 Number of Pedro's hits

Therefore Ricky had 1199 hits and Pedro had 1482 hits.