Question

Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2682 base hits last season. Pedro had 280 more hits than

Ricky. How many hits did each player have?

Answer 1

See below ~

Explanation:

Let :

• Hits by Ricky = x
• Hits by Pedro = x + 280

Solving :

• Mentions the sum is 2682
• x + x + 280 = 2682
• 2x = 2402
• x = 1201

Solution :

• Hits by Ricky = x = 1201 hits
• Hits by Pedro = x + 280 = 1201 + 280 = 1481 hits

Answer 2

Ricky had 1201 hits and

Pedro hade 1481 hits

Explanation:

Let Ricky be 'y'.

Since, Pedro hit 280 mroe than Ricky.

Pedro is 'y+ 280'

Thus,

y + y+ 280 = 2682

2y = 2402

y = 1201

Ricky had 1201 hits and

Pedro hade 1201 + 280 = 1481 hits