document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128278>Question 128278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a game,18 of a baseball team's 27 outs were fly balls. Fifty percent of the outs made by infielders and 100% of the outs made by outfielders were fly balls. How many outs were made by outfielders? How many outs were made by infielders? Hint: write one equation for the total number of outs and another equation for the number of fly ball outs. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let I be the number of infielder outs; Let O be the number of outfielder outs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total # of outs equation:  I +   O   = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of outs by fly-our :     I +(1/2)O = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the 2nd equation from the 1st to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)O = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O = 18 (# of outs by outfielders)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I = 27-9 = 18 (# of outs by infielders)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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