Question

Write a system of equations for the word problem and then solve to find the answer.

At least week’s basketball game, Ben’s team scored 3 times as many points as Sam’s
team. Together, both teams scored 80 points in total. How many points did each team score?
Equation 1 __________
Equation 2 __________

Answer 1

Sam's team scored 20 points. Ben's team scored 60 points

Explanation:

b = 3s

s + b = 80

Substitute

s + 3s = 80

4s = 80

s = 20