Series of Spring Training Games, the Yankees scored 35 runs. The Dodgers
and Tigers, respectively, tallied half and a third as many as the Reds. The
Reds' scores were as much below the Yankees' as the Dodgers' were above the
Tigers'. How many runs did each team score? So Y=35 D=R/2 T=R/3 Y-R=D-T multiply equations 2 and 3 by 2 and 3, respectively. 2D=R 3T=R See that? 3T=R=2D, therefore, 3T=2D. So Y=35 3T=2D=R 35-R=D-T Let's mutate the second equation to our liking. R=3T=2D T=2/3D=R/3 D=R/2=1.5T Now, take D and T in the equation 35-R=D-T and replace them with their equivalents of R. 35-R=R/2-R/3 We're more than halfway done :D Now do R/2-R/3=3R/6-2R/6=(3R-2R)/6=R/6. Thence, 35-R=R/6. Now do +R on both sides. 35=R/6+R 35=7R/6 times 6 both sides 210=7R divide both by 7 30=R. The Reds tallied 30. Back to this: D=R/2 T=R/3 Replace R's with 30: D=30/2=15 T=30/3=10. The answers are: Yankees--35 Reds-----30 Dodgers--15 Tigers---10 Hope that helped!