two minor league baseball players got a total of 292 hits. Washington had 12 more hits than sanchez. find the number of hits for each player
Let s = Sanchez.
s + s + 12 = 292
2s = 180
s = 90
To find the number of hits for each player, let's assume that Sanchez had x hits.
According to the information given, Washington had 12 more hits than Sanchez. So, Washington would have had x + 12 hits.
The total number of hits for both players is given as 292. Therefore, we can set up the equation:
x + (x + 12) = 292
Now, we can solve for x:
2x + 12 = 292
2x = 292 - 12
2x = 280
x = 280 / 2
x = 140
So, Sanchez had 140 hits, and Washington had 140 + 12 = 152 hits.