Question 601515: Two minor league baseball players got a total of 214 hits. Washington had 14 more hits than sanchez.find the number of hits for each player. Answer by llorton(14) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If x represents the number of Sanchez hits, then
x+14 will represent the number of Washington hits.
The total number of hits = 214
x + x + 14 = 214 Sanchez hits plus Washington hits
2x + 14 = 214
2x + 14 - 14 = 214 - 14 = 200 Subtract 14 from each side of the equation
2x/2 = 200/2 Divide both sides of the equation by 2
x = 100 The number of Sanchez hits
x + 14 = 114 The number of Washington hits
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