Question

In one baseball season, Peter hit twice the difference of the number of home runs Alice hit and 6. How many home runs did each player hit that season?

Answer 1

Peter hit twice the diffrence of the number of home runs Alice hit and 6. Altogether, they hit 18 home runs. Let x represent the number of home runs Alice hit. Peter 2%28x-6%29 2(x-6) + x = 18 3x = 30 x = 10, the number of home runs Alice hit. Peter: 8 2%28x-6%29 And: 10 + 8 = 18 CHECKS! Each player has 10+8=18 home runs in this sessin