Question

you buy a baseball and a bat and spend $31. the bat costs $19 more than the baseball. what is the price of the baseball? What is the price of the bat?

Answer 1

The bat costs $25.50 and the baseball costs $5.50

Answer 2

x+y=31 (x is the bat, y is the baseball)
x=19+y

19+y+y=31
2y=12
y=6
x=19+6
x=25