Question 426958
w = number of hits washington had.
h = number of hits sanchez had.


washington had 8 more hits than sanchez.


w = h + 8


they both got a total of 322 hits.


w + h = 322


substitute h + 8 for w to get:


(h + 8) + h = 322


simplify to get:


2h + 8 = 322


subtract 8 from both sides of the equation to get 2h = 314.


divide by 2 to get h = 157.


add 8 to get w = 165.


you have:


h = 157
w = 165.


w + h = 157 + 165 = 322 (this is good).


w = h + 8 = 157 + 8 = 165 (this is also good).