Last season, two running backs on the Steelers
football team rushed for a combined total of
1550 yards. One running back ran for 450 yards
more than the other. How many yards did they
each run?


Answer :

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Last season two running backs on the Steelers football team rushed a combined total of 1550 yards.  One rushed 4 times as many yards as the other.  Let x and y represent the number of yards each individual player rushed. this is the equation that was used

         x + y = 1550

         y  = 4x