algebra word problem: the two games together earn 4735.50

[tsmith82466]

a baseball team has games on Wednesday and sunday. the two games together earn 4735.50. Wednesdays game generates 1439.50 less than sunday , how much was taken in each game/

 

[Steven G]

a baseball team has games on Wednesday and sunday. the two games together earn 4735.50. Wednesdays game generates 1439.50 less than sunday , how much was taken in each game/

Where is your attempt? Why not subtract off the extra that one has and then evenly split what is left over?

 

[mathsassist]

let x = amount from Wed game
and y = amount from Sun game

derive the two equations;
(1) x + y , and
(2) y - x

then solve the simultaneous equations for x and y.