Question

Pedro and Ricky got 281 base hits last season. Pedro had 281 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player have?

Answer 1

Answer: Ricky: 0 Pedro: 281

Explanation: The question says that Pedro AND Ricky got 281 base hits. Meaning that’s the total number of hits for both Ricky and Pedro. So if the total hits are 281 and Pedro has 281 hits more than Ricky. Ricky can only have 0 hits.