SOLUTION: A baseball team has home games on Friday and Saturday. The two games together earn $3514.00 for the team. Friday's game generates $706.00 less than Saturday's game. How much money

Question 925912: A baseball team has home games on Friday and Saturday. The two games together earn $3514.00 for the team. Friday's game generates $706.00 less than Saturday's game. How much money was taken in each game?

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = friday earnings
y = saturday earnings
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x + y = 3514
x = y - 706
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 3514
x - y = -706
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solution:
x = friday earnings = 1404
y = saturday earnings = 2110
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