A baseball team has home games on Friday and Sunday. the two games together earn $3391.00 for the team. Fridays game generates $401.00 less than Sundays game. How much money was taken in each game?

Question

A baseball team has home games on Friday and Sunday. the two games together earn $3391.00 for the team.  Fridays game generates $401.00 less than Sundays game.  How much money was taken in each game?

PsyDAG · Answer

F = S - 401 F + S = 3391 Substitute S-401 for F in the second equation and solve for S. Insert that value into the first equation to solve for F. Check by putting both values into the second equation.