A baseball team has home games on Wednesday and Saturday. The two games together earn $5000.00 for the team. Wednesday's game generates $500.00 less than Saturday's game. How much money was taken in at each game?

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A baseball team has home games on Wednesday and Saturday. The two games together earn ​$5000.00 for the team. Wednesday's game generates ​$500.00 less than Saturday's game. How much money was taken in at each​ game?

tootsi123 · Answer

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thereisnousername · Answer

x+y= 5000
x=y-500
substitute the second equation into the first, 
(y-500)+y=5000
2y-500=5000
2y=5000+500
2y=5500
y=2750 Saturday,
x= 2750-500
x=2250 Wednesday,

so Saturday was 2750$
and Wednesday was 2250$

tootsi123 · Answer

Thank you! :) So Sat. answer is 2750 and wed is 2250?

thereisnousername · Answer

yepp :)

tootsi123 · Answer

Thank you! Could u maybe help me with something else?

tootsi123 · Answer

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