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Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2687 base hits last season. Pedro had 281 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player​ have? help quick

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Let x be the number of hits Ricky has. Then x+277 is the number of hits Pedro has. Adding Ricky's and Pedro's hits give you 2685 hits. Therefore, x+(x+227)=2685 2x+227=2685 2x=2408 x=1204 x+277 1481 Therefore, Ricky has 1204 hits and Pedro has 1481 hits.

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