Question

together teammates Bella and Ricky got 2,686 base hits last session Bella had 278 more hits than Ricky how many hits did each player have

Answer 1

Bella and Ricky have 2,686 shots but Bella has 278 more hits than Ricky

This means if x is Bella shots and y is Ricky's shot then

278 +x +y =2686

278 +x +y = 2408

x+y =2686 - 278

x + y =2408

for equality we divide by 2

x = 1204 hits

y = 1204 hits

but Bella has 278 shots more than Ricky

so Bella's shot = 1204 + 278 =1482 shots and Ricky's shot = 1204