Write and solve an equation for this situation. In one baseball season, Peter hit twice the difference between the number of home runs Alice hit and 3. Altogether, they hit 9 home runs. How many home runs did each player hit that season? Let h represent Alice's home runs. Alice hit home runs. Peter hit home runs.

Y=8

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference between the number Alice hit and 6 is X - 6.  Twice that would be 2(X-6).  So Y = 2(X-6).  We also know that X + Y = 18 so we have 2 equations:

Y = 2(X-6)

X+Y = 18

Let's take the second equation and solve for Y in terms of X

Y = 18 - X

Now take that result and substitute that back into the first equation that starts with Y, because now you know that Y is also equal to 18 - X, now you have:

18 - X = 2(X - 6)

Let's solve for X

18 - X = 2X - 12

18 - 3X = - 12

- 3X = - 30

X = 10 <--number of home runs Alice Hit

That leaves us with Y = 8  <---number of home runs Peter hit

Go back to the original question and make sure the answer fits.  The difference between 10 and 6 is 4 and twice that is 8, the number Peter hit.  10 + 8 = 18.  Good to go!

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step-by-step explanation:

answer: e 9, 5.75

step-by-step explanation:

step 1

find the variation ab in the x coordinate

delta x=(x2-x1)=10-> 8 units

find the variation ab  in the y coordinate 

delta y=(y2-y1)=6-> 2 units

step 2

find the coordinates point c

  x coordinate 

cx=ax+delta x*2/> cx=2+8*(2/> cx=3

  y coordinate 

cy=ay+delta y*2/> cy=4+2*(2/> cy=4.25

the coordinates of point c are (3,4.25)

step 3

find the coordinates point d

  x  coordinate 

dx=ax+delta x*4/> dx=2+8*(4/> dx=4

  y  coordinate 

dy=ay+delta y*4/> dy=4+2*(4/> dy=4.5

the coordinates of point d are (4, 4.5)

step 4

find the coordinates point e

  x  coordinate 

ex=ax+delta x*4/> ex=2+8*(6/> ex=5

  y  coordinate 

ey=ay+delta y*4/> ey=4+2*(6/> ey=4.75

the coordinates of point e are (5, 4.75)

step 5

find the coordinates point f

  x  coordinate 

fx=ax+delta x*4/> fx=2+8*(8/> fx=6

  y  coordinate 

fy=ay+delta y*4/> fy=4+2*(8/> fy=5

the coordinates of point f are (6,5)

step 6

find the coordinates point g

  x  coordinate 

gx=ax+delta x*4/> gx=2+8*(10/> gx=7

  y  coordinate 

gy=ay+delta y*4/> gy=4+2*(10/> gy=5.25

the coordinates of point g are (7,5.25)

step 7

find the coordinates point h

  x  coordinate 

hx=ax+delta x*4/> hx=2+8*(12/> hx=8

  y  coordinate 

hy=ay+delta y*4/> hy=4+2*(12/> hy=5.5

the coordinates of point h are (8,5.5)

step 8

find the coordinates point i

  x  coordinate 

ix=ax+delta x*4/> ix=2+8*(14/> ix=9

  y  coordinate 

iy=ay+delta y*4/> iy=4+2*(14/> iy=5.75

the coordinates of point i are (9,5.75)

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