document.write( "Question 1175236: Hi! I have the following word problem. I'm a little confused on how to set it up to solve it. I would appreciate any help. Thank you in advance.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies Ted Major League Baseball in runs batted in for the 2008 regular seasons. Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers, who came in second to Howard, had 16 fewer runs batted in for the 2008 regular season. Together, these two players brought home 276 runs during the 2008 regular season. How many runs batted in did Howard and Hamilton accounted for? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Howard + Hamilton = 276\r\n" );
document.write( " x + (x-16) = 276\r\n" );
document.write( "    2x = 292\r\n" );
document.write( "     x = 146 Ryan Howard runs batted in.  Josh Hamilton = 130   \r\n" );
document.write( "  146 + 130 = 276 checks\r\n" );
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