Question

The cost of two baseball bats is $360. if the aluminum one cost $40 more than the wood one, find the cost of the aluminum bat.

Answer 1

We would have 
a + b = 360
a - 40 = b, so we solve as follows:
360-40=320,
320/2 = 160, 
160 + 40 = 200.
Check: 200+160 = 360, so
200 is your answer. 

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