Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2682 base hits last season. Pedro had 282 more hits than Riley. How many hits did each p

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pickupchik [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-24T23:19:29+03:00

Pedro had 1482 hits and Riley had 1200 hits.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Number of base hits = 2682

Let,

Number of Pedro's hits = x

Number of Riley's hits = y

According to given statement;

x+y=2682 Eqn 1

x = y+282 Eqn 2

Putting value of x from Eqn 2 in Eqn 1

$(y+282)+y=2682\\y+282+y=2682\\2y=2682-282\\2y=2400$

Dividing both sides by 2

$\frac{2y}{2}=\frac{2400}{2}\\y=1200$

Putting y=1200 in Eqn 2

$x=1200+282\\x=1482$

Pedro had 1482 hits and Riley had 1200 hits.

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