During their major league careers, Hank Aaron hit 31 more home runs than Babe Ruth. Together they hit 1459 home runs. How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit?
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Babe Ruth hit 714 homeruns
h + b = 1459 h = b + 31 (b + 31) + b = 1459 2b + 31 = 1459 2b = 1459 - 31 2b = 1428 b = 1428/2 b = 714 <== Babe Ruth home runs
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