SOLUTION: Wayne Gretzky scored 204 more goals than Mario Lemieux in their NHL careers. If they scored a total of 1584 goals, find the number of goals scored by each player.

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Question 509663: Wayne Gretzky scored 204 more goals than Mario Lemieux in their NHL careers. If they scored a total of 1584 goals, find the number of goals scored by each player.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can set up the following: Let x represent Mario and x+204 represent wayne.
the equation is:
x + (x+204) = 1584
combine like terms and subtract 204:
2x = 1380
Divide by 2 to get:
x = 690
There we go, Mario got 690 and Wayne got 894.
Make Sense?
RJ
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