Question

Rachel Newton scored 33 points in a recent basketball game. She scored 21 times, making several free throws worth 1 point each and several field goals worth two points each. How many 2-point field goals did she make?

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Step 1:

Let Rachel scored 33 points in total

Let a be the 1 point and b be the 2 point.

a = 21 points scored by 1 point. We want to find b

Step 2:

a+b=33

b= 33-a

= 33-21

= 12

b=12 points which means 6 double points