Question

Together, teammates Pedro and Ricky got 2689 base hits last season. Pedro had 285 more hits than Ricky. How many hits did each player​ have?

Answer 1

Pedro had 1487 hits
Ricky had 1202 hits

2688/2=1344.5
285/2=142.5
1344.5-142.5=1202 (Ricky)
1344.5+142.5=1487 (Pedro)
1487-1202=285
1487+1202=2689