document.write( "Question 282273: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 266 hits. Washington had 6 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried this: 266 divided by 2= 133
\n" ); document.write( "133-6=127
\n" ); document.write( "133+6=139
\n" ); document.write( "Washington had 139 hits and Sanchez had 127 hits
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let w + 6 = Washington\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let S = Sanchez\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W + S = 266
\n" ); document.write( "W + 6 = S\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W + W + 6 = 266\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2W + 6 = 266\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2W = 266 - 6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2W = 260\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = 260/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = 130\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Washington has 130 + 6 or 136 hits.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sanches has 6 less than Washington or 130 hits.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "NOTE: 136 + 130 = 266\r
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