document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=952230>Question 952230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Player A led a baseball league in runs batted in for the 2006 regular season. Player B, who came in second to player A had 16 fewer runs batted in for the 2006 regular season. Together these two players brought home 242 runs during the season. How many runs batted did player A and B each account for? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A+B=242 Substitute for B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+A-16=242 Add 16 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A=258 Divide each side by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=129 ANSWER 1: Player A batted in 129 runs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=A-16=129-16=113 ANSWER 2: Player B batted in 113 runs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+B=242<BR>\n" );
document.write( "129+113=242<BR>\n" );
document.write( "242=242 </SPAN>\n" );
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