During the 2007 baseball season, Wade was up to bat 10 more times thanhis teammate Dwight. Dwight batted 17 fewer times than anotherteammate, Ellis. The three players were up to bat a total of1650 times. How many times did Ellis come to bat?
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Answer:The number of times Ellis get to bat is 558.Step-by-step explanation:Here, let us assume the number of times Ellis bat = mSo, the number of times Dwight bat = 17 times fewer than Ellis = m - 17Also, number of times Wade got to bat = 10 more times than Dwight= ( m- 17 )+ 10Total number of bat times = 1650So, the number of times ( Wade + Dwight + Ellis) bat together = 1650⇒ ( m- 17 )+ 10 + (m - 17) + m = 1650or, 3 m - 34 + 10 = 1650or, 3 m = 1674⇒ m = 1674/3 = 558 , or m = 558Hence, the number of times Ellis get to bat = m = 558.