SOLUTION: Andre hit 4 more home runs than twice the number of home runs Larry hit. Together they hit 10 home runs. How many home runs did Andre hit.
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Question 996291: Andre hit 4 more home runs than twice the number of home runs Larry hit. Together they hit 10 home runs. How many home runs did Andre hit.
Answer by ikleyn(52875) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let A be the number of Andre's home runs and L be that of Larry's. Then
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To solve, substitute the second equation into the first one. You will get
(2L + 4) + L = 10,
3L = 10-4,
3L = 6,
L =2
A = 10 - L = 10 - 2 = 8.
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