Question

Chase has scored 8 more than half as many points as Mateo this season. Mateo has scored 60 points. How many points has Chase scored?

Answer 1

Chase has scored 38 points this season, which is 8 more than half of Mateo's score of 60 points.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to calculate the number of points Chase has scored based on Mateo's score. We are told that Mateo has scored 60 points this season and that Chase has scored 8 more than half as many points as Mateo.

Steps to Calculate Chase's Score:

1. Firstly, we find half of Mateo's score, which is ½ × 60 = 30.
2. Then, we add the 8 extra points that Chase has scored to the half of Mateo's score, giving us 30 + 8 = 38.

Therefore, Chase has scored 38 points this season.

Answer 2

Chase scored 38 points.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find this we know that he made 8 more than half as many as Mateo. If we let x be the amount of points Mateo scored, we can write the following equation.

y = 1/2x + 8

Now we can plug in Mateo's total to get the final score for Chase.

y = 1/2(60) + 8

y = 30 + 8

y = 38