document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004273>Question 1004273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball team has home games on Thursday and Saturday. The two games together earn $4226.00 for the team. Thursday's game generates $274.00 less than Saturday's game. How much money was taken in at each game? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much money did Thursday's game generate? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much money did Saturday's game generate?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From the facts we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + s = 4226<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = s - 274<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute this into the first equation...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s - 274 + s = 4226<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s - 274 = 4226<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 4500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = $2250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t is $274 less or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = $1976 </SPAN>\n" );
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