SOLUTION: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 376 hits. Washington had 4 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.

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Question 737202: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 376 hits. Washington had 4 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sanchez had x hits. Washington had 4 more than Sanchez: x+4.


Their sum is 376. x+x+4 = 376


2x + 4 = 376


2x = 372


x = 186


Sanchez had 186 hits. Washington had 190 hits.

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