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In the course of the game they piled up a lot of running yards, divided among fourplayers: • The bruising fullback, Vernon Variable, accounted for a chunk of those yards. • The star halfback, Reggie Root, ran for 15 less than three times as many yards as Vernon did. • The speedy wide-out, Larry Linear, only ran once but he picked up 11 more yardsthan Vernon's total on that play, a fancy reverse that went for a touchdown. • The crafty quarterback, Quentin Quadratic, ran for a total of 18 yards on a varietyof scrambles. If the Algenauts ran for 229 total yards, how many yards did each of the four players gain? During the game, 7/12 of the Algenauts' plays were running plays. 35% of their plays were ping plays. They also hadfour plays when they punted. How many total plays did the Algenauts have during the game? Note: You should write and solve an equation and use at least one variable in your solution Be sure to explain how you know. To receive credit for your solution you must - • write your short answer in a complete sentence • fully explain your reasoning (what did you think about to find your answer?)