Question

Mary scored a total of 27 points in a basketball game. The number of 3-points she made is 4 more than her 2-points shot. How many 3-points shot and 2-points shot did she make.

Answer 1

• 7 3-point shots
• 3 2-point shots

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of 3-point shots Mary made. Then her total points are ...

2(x-4) +3x = 27

5x -8 = 27

5x = 35

x = 7 . . . . . . number of Mary's 3-point shots

x-4 = 3 . . . . number of Mary's 2-point shots