Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got base 2690 hits last season. Pedro had 284 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player have?
+12 so if pedro is p, and ricky is r...
p + r = 2690
p = r + 284
therefore...
2r + 284 = 2690
2r = 2406
r = 1203
this means that
p = 1203 + 284 = 1487
p = 1487
r = 1203
if we double check this...
1487 + 1203 = 2690
+592 Lets say Ricky has x hits, then Pedro has x+284 hits. this means that 2x+284=2690, and simplifying, we get x=1203. Hope this helps.
