Question

buffalo bills scored 24 more than twice the number of points that the miami dolphins scored. Altogether, the teams scored 66 points. How many did each team score individually?

Answer 1

Miami = x
Buffalo = x+24

Equation:
24+2x+x = 66

Solve the Equation
x = 14

Answer 2

Miami dolphins scored 14 points.

And Buffalo bills scored 52 points.

Explanation:

Let the Miami dolphins scored x points.

Let Buffalo bills scored y points.

Buffalo bills scored 24 more than twice the number of points that the Miami dolphins scored.

So, Buffalo bills scored
`y=2x+24` points

Altogether, the teams scored 66 points.

We can say that
`x+y=66`

Substituting y in terms of x we get;

`x+2x+24=66`

=>
`3x+24=66`

=>
`3x=42`

x = 14

And
`x+y=66`

So,
`14+y=66`

=>
`y=66-14`

y = 52

So, Miami dolphins scored 14 points.

And Buffalo bills scored 52 points.