Answer: show A had 8394 performances.
Show B had 6010 performances.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of performances of show A.
Let y represent the number of performances of show B.
As of a certain date, there had been a total of 14,404 performances of two shows on Broadway. This means that
x + y = 14404 - - - - - - - - - -1
There was 2384 more performances of Show A than Show B. It means that
x = y + 2384
Substituting x = y + 2384 into equation 1, it becomes
y + 2384 + y = 14404
2y = 14404 - 2384
2y = 12020
y = 12020/2
y = 6010
x = y + 2384 = 6010 + 2384
x = 8394
