document.write( "Question 163335: Last season, Jake and Jerome scored a total of 16 touchdowns. Jerome scored one more tha twice the number of Jake's touchdowns. How many did each score? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #120352 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let X be the number of touchdowns that Jake scored. \n" ); document.write( "Let Y be the number of touchdowns that Jerome scored. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "There is a relationship between Jake and Jerome's touchdowns. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Together they scored, \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 1 into eq. 2 and solve for X. \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Jake scored 5, Jerome scored 11. \n" ); document.write( " |