To find the amount of money taken in at each game, you can write an equation to show the sum of the two games equals $4594.50.
Wednesday: s - 579.50
Sunday: s
s + s - 579.50 = 2s - 579.50
2s - 579.50 = 4595.50; solve the equation
+579.50 +579.50
2s = 5175
2 2
s = $2587.50
On Sunday, they made $2587.50.
On Wednesday, they made $2587.50 - 579.50 or $2008.
Check your work.
2587.50 + 2008 = $4595.50.
