Problema Solution
A baseball team has home games on Wednesday
and Sunday
.
The two games together earn $4691.50
for the team. Wednesday
's
game generates $1283.50
less than Sunday
's
game. How much money was taken in at each game?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
x = the amount that Wednesday's game generates
y = the amount that Sunday's game generates
x + y = 4691.50
x = y - 1283.50
........
click here to see the system of equations solved for x and y
........
x = $1,704
y = $2,987.50
Wednesday's game generates $1,704 while Sunday's game generates $2,987.50.
Let
x = the amount that Wednesday's game generates
y = the amount that Sunday's game generates
x + y = 4691.50
x = y - 1283.50
........
click here to see the system of equations solved for x and y
........
x = $1,704
y = $2,987.50
Wednesday's game generates $1,704 while Sunday's game generates $2,987.50.