During the National Football League's 1999 season Troy Aikman , the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys , earned $0.467 million more than Deion Sanders , the Cowboys cornerback . Together they cost the cowboys $12.867 million . How much did each player make?

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anonymous · Answer

@campbell_st

campbell_st · Answer

well let x be the salary of Deion Sanders  and then Troy Aikman earns x + 0.467

then the equation is 

x + x + 0.467 = 12.867

or

2x + 0.467 = 12.867

now just solve for x

campbell_st · Answer

which will given the salary of saunders, then add 0.467 to get aikman's salary

anonymous · Answer

Aikman6.667 and Sanders 6.2