SOLUTION: A baseball team has home games on Friday and Sunday . The two games together earn ​$3268.50 for the team. Friday ​'s game generates ​$603.50

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Question 1108030:
A baseball team has home games on Friday

and Sunday
.
The two games together earn ​$3268.50

for the team. Friday
​'s
game generates ​$603.50

less than Sunday
​'s
game. How much money was taken in at each​ game?

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Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A baseball team has home games on Friday
and Sunday
.
The two games together earn ​$3268.50
for the team. Friday
​'s
game generates ​$603.50
less than Sunday
​'s
game. How much money was taken in at each​ game?
Let Sunday ​'s game generate $ x
Fridays's game generates x - 603.50
The two games generate 3268.50
x + (x-603.50) = 3268.50
2x - 603.5= 368.50
2x = 6238.50 - 603.50
2x = 5635
x= 5636/2
x = 2816
Sunday $ 2816
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Answer by TeachMath(96)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sunday: $1,936
Friday: $1,332.5

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