document.write( "Question 178304: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 224 hits. Washington had 16 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.\r
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Two minor league baseball players got a total of 224 hits. Washington had 16 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.
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\n" ); document.write( "Sanchez had ____ hits.
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\n" ); document.write( "W + S = 224
\n" ); document.write( "W = S + 16
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\n" ); document.write( "Sub for W into the first eqn
\n" ); document.write( "W + S = 224
\n" ); document.write( "S+16 + S = 224
\n" ); document.write( "2S + 16 = 224
\n" ); document.write( "2S = 208
\n" ); document.write( "S = 104
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\n" ); document.write( "W = 120
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