Problema Solution
Two major league baseball players got a total of 218 hits. Washington had 20 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player
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let
x = the number of of hits for Washington
y = the number of hits for Sanchez
Two major league baseball players got a total of 218 hits
x + y = 218
Washington had 20 more hits than Sanchez
x = y + 20
by solving the system of equations
x + y = 218
x = y + 20
we find
x = 119 hits
y = 99 hits
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Washington had 119 hits while Sanchez had 99 hits.