Question

Hay got a word problem and need help here it is
There are two baseball players together they had 374 hits Johnson had 10 more than Foree. How many hit did each player have?
I do not just want the answer I want to know how to set it up so I can work it. please help me I have had this problem come up 3xs and I always get it wrong.

Answer 1

let x be johnson and y be foree

Answer 2

ok?

Answer 3

are you here?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

y-x-10=374 is this the problem

Answer 6

I do not know how to set up the problem to work it

Answer 7

now, do you know the relationship between x and y?

Answer 8

Nope

Answer 9

Lost

Answer 10

there are two equations in here:
one is x+y=374

Answer 11

the other one is:
y=x-10

Answer 12

Johnson is 10 +y=374

Answer 13

johnson(x) plus foree(y) has 374 hits together, thus x+y=374
is this ok?

Answer 14

okayyyyyyy

Answer 15

could you set it up for me

Answer 16

what you do is that you substitute y=x-10 in x+y=374

Answer 17

thus:
x+(x-10)=374

Answer 18

do you get it?

Answer 19

2x-10x=374
46.75

Answer 20

be careful! x+(x-10) is 2x-10

Answer 21

oh my bad I multiplied the 10 by x

Answer 22

it's okay :)

Answer 23

192

Answer 24

that is what johnson made right?

Answer 25

yes

Answer 26

so that means that foree made 182

Answer 27

yes

Answer 28

ok got it thanks will write this formula down for future recall

Answer 29

thanks so much

Answer 30

just separate relationships between x and y, so that the picture would be clearer, and be careful when substituting.

Answer 31

yes, you explained it so well now i got it

Answer 32

gr8, and congrats!