Question

​Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2682 base hits last season. Pedro had 284 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player​ have?

Answer 1

Ricky = (2682 - 284) ÷ 2= 1199
Pedro = 1199 + 284 = 1483

Answer 2

Ricky had 1199 hits.

Pedro had 1483 hits.

Explanation:

Pedro had 284 more hits than Ricky.

Let Ricky had 'x' hits.

So, Pedro had
`x+284` hits

​Together Pedro and Ricky got 2682 base hits.

This can be modeled as :

`x+x+284=2682`

`2x+284=2682`

`2x=2682-284=2398`

So,
`x = 2398/2=1199`

Hence, Ricky has 1199 hits.

Pedro has =
`1199+284=1483` hits.