SOLUTION: Two minor league players got a total of 350 hits. Washinton had 20 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.
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Question 179382: Two minor league players got a total of 350 hits. Washinton had 20 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.
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I don't know how to get started. Please help. Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! well , the best place to start, generally, in word problems is by asking yourself, what is the problems seeking. They want the number of hits from each player in this problem.
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So lets call the number of hits by washington w, and the number of hits by sanchez s
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Now we have to come up with equations based on information we have been given, and I bet the info they have given has to do with the number of hits
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Two minor league players got a total of 350 hits. Washinton had 20 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.
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players got a total of 350 hits:hmmmmmm! so w+s=350.....eq 1
washington had 20 more hits than sanchez: so w=s+20.....eq 2
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we have 2 equations and 2 unknowns ..so lets solve this great MYSTERY....
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take the value of w in eq 2 and plug it into all occurrences of w in eq 1
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(s+20)+s=350
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2s+20=350
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2s=330
: number of hits by Sanchez
: number of hits by washington
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and there total hits is 165+185=350...so our answer checks out
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