Answer:
Babe Ruth: 714 home runs
Hank Aaron: 755 home runs
Step-by-step explanation:
In this problem, we are told that:
1) Hank Aaron hit 41 more home runs than Babe Ruth during his career
2) Together, they hit a total of 1469 home runs
To solve this problem, we call:
A = the number of home runs made by Hank Aaron
B = the number of home runs made by Babe Ruth
According to statement 1), we have:
A = B + 41 (1)
According to statement 2), we have:
A + B = 1469 (1)
So we have two equations in two unknown variables. If we substitute the expression for A of eq (1) into eq (2), we can solve for B:
(B + 41) + B = 1469
2B = 1469 - 41 = 1428
B = 1428/2 = 714
And substituting back into eq(1), we also find A:
A = B + 41 = 714 + 41 = 755
So:
- Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs
- Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs
