5-3 Solving Systems by Substitution Question: 3

Question

​Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2677 base hits last season. Pedro had 275 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player​ have?

Pedro had ______base hits

enter your response here

Answer 1

P + R = 2677

P = 275 + R

275+R + R = 2677

2R = 2677-275 = 2402

R = 2402/2 = 1201 hits for Ricky

P = 275 + 1201 = 1476 hits for Pedro