Question 429620
Let x = the number of solo HR's
The total number of HR's hit = 8
The number of 3-run HR's will then be 8 - x
The total number of runs = 14
So we can write
x + 3(8 - x) = 14
Solving for x gives:
x + 24 - 3x = 14 -> -2x = -10 -> x = 5
So the number of solo HR's = 5, and the number of 3-run HR's = 8 - 5 = 3
Ans: 5 solo's, 3 3-run HR's
Check: 5 + 3*3 = 5 + 9 = 14 total runs