document.write( "Question 1005981: A baseball team has home games on Friday and Sunday. The two games together earn $3210.50 for the team. Friday's game generates $597.50 less than Sunday's game. How much money was taken in at each game? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #622299 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = amount taken in at Sunday's game
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+597.5+\"$ = amount taken in at Friday's game
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+x+-+597.5+=+3210.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+3808+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+1904+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+597.5+=+1904+-+597.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+597.5+=+1306.5+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Friday's game: $1,306.50
\n" ); document.write( "Sunday's game: $1,904
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+x+-+597.5+=+3210.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3808+-+597.5+=+3210.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3210.5+=+3210.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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