Question 181372
let the number of world series wins by New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds be N and C respectively
:
N+C=31........eq 1
N=5.2C......eq 2
:
rewrite eq 1 to N=31-C and plug it into eq 2
:
{{{31-C=5.2C}}}
:
{{{31=6.2C}}}
:
{{{highlight(C=5)}}} series won by the Reds
:
{{{highlight(N=31-C=31-5=26)}}}series won by the Yankees