SOLUTION: A baseball team has home games on Friday and Sunday. The two games together earn ​$3544.50 for the team. Friday​'s game generates ​$567.50 less than Sunday​
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Question 1085505: A baseball team has home games on Friday and Sunday. The two games together earn $3544.50 for the team. Friday's game generates $567.50 less than Sunday's game. How much money was taken in at each game?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the money Sunday's game generates
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(x - 567.50) + x = 3544.50
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2x = 4112
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x = 2056
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Friday's game = 2056 - 567.50 = $1488.50
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Sunday's game = $2056
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