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.