Question

Sam had his highest scoring basketball game by making 18 shots for a total of 43 points. If all of his points came from 2- and 3-points shots, how many of each shot did he make

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Answer 1

43 - 18*2 = 43 -36 = 7

7 were 3 point shots
11 were 2 point shots