SOLUTION: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 338 hits. Washington had 10 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.

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Question 1130280: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 338 hits. Washington had 10 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.

Answer by 4198181(13)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let w=Washington and s=Sanchez
w+s=338
w=10+s
Plug in 10+s for w
10+s+s=338
2s=328
s=164
Plug in 164 for s
10+164=w
w=174
Answer:
Washington had 174 hits, Sanchez had 164 hits
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