Question

The average number of points a basketball team scored for three games was 63 points. In the first two games, they scored the same number of points, which was 6 points more than they scored in the third game.

Write and solve an equation to find the number of points the team scored in each game.

Answer 1

First game = was 65, the second game = was 65, and last game was 59

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the average is 63, you can make an equation like this

x+x+x-6/3 = 63 Simplify

3x-6/3 = 63 multiply

3x-6 = 189 solve for x

3x = 195

x = 65

First game = was 65, the second game = was 65 and the last game was 59