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Kyle and Jorge play for a major league baseball team.
• Kyle has hit x number of home runs this season.
• Jorge has hit 4 times the number of Kyle's home runs.
Together they have hit 45 home runs.
How many home rns has Kyle hit?

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Answer:
15
Explanation
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The number of home runs hit by Kyle is 9.

Number of home runs by Kyle =x

So, the number of home runs by Jorge = 4x

What is the sum of x and 4x?

The sum of x and 4x is 5x.

According to the question, together they have hit 45 home runs.

This means, x+4x=45

5x=45

x=9

So, the number of home runs by Kyle =9

the number of home runs by Jorge =36

Hence, the number of home runs hit by Kyle is 9.

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