Problema Solution
Ronaldo of Brazil and Gerd Mueller of Germany rank 1 and 2, respectively, with the most goals scored in World Cup play. The number of goals Ronaldo and Mueller have scored are consecutive integers that total 29. Find the number of goals scored by each man.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'r' and 'g' stand for the number of goals that Ronaldo and Gerd have scored, respectively. From the given information, we can write:
r+g=29
r=g+1
Using Algebrator to solve for 'r' and 'g', we get:
g=14
r=15