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In one baseball season, Peter hit twice the difference of the home runs Alice hit and 9. Altogether, they hit 27 home runs. How many did each player hit that season? Let h represent Alice’s home runs

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Answer:

h=6

Alice hit 6 and Peter hit 12

I hope that helps

Explanation:

27=9-h

-9

18=h

18/3

h=6

6x2=12

P=12

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