Problema Solution
A baseball team has home games on
Thursday
Thursday and
Saturday
Saturday. The two games together earn $
4945.50
4945.50 for the team.
Thursday
Thursday's game generates $
214.50
214.50 less than
Saturday
Saturday's game. How much money was taken in at each game
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
t = the money Thursday's game generates
s = the money Saturday's game generates
The two games together earn $4945.50 for the team:
t + s = 4945.50
Thursday's game generates $214.50 less than Saturday's game:
t = s - 214.50
by solving the system of equations:
t + s = 4945.50
t = s - 214.50
........
click here to see the system of equations solved for t and s
we find
t = $2,580
s = $2,365.50
Thursday's game generates $2,580.
Sunday's game generates $2,365.50.