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put this solution on YOUR website! 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!