Problema Solution
Player A led a baseball league in runs batted in for the
20072007
regular season. Player B, who came in second to player A, had
1212
fewer runs batted in for the
20072007
regular season. Together, these two players brought home
228228
runs during the
20072007
regular season. How many runs batted in did player A and player B each account for?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
x = Player A runs
y = Player B runs
y = x - 12
x + y = 228
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x = 120 runs
y = 108 runs
Player A had 120 runs and Player B had 108 runs.