SOLUTION: A hockey game between two teams is 'relatively close' if the number of goals scored by the two teams never differ by more than 2. In how many ways can the first 12 goals of a game

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Question 1182799: A hockey game between two teams is 'relatively close' if the number of goals scored by the two teams never differ by more than 2. In how many ways can the first 12 goals of a game be scored if the game is 'relatively close'?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, greenestamps:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


y = 12-x

|x-(12-x)| ≤ 2

|x-12+x| ≤ 2

|2x-12| ≤ 2

2|x-6| ≤ 2

|x-6| ≤ 1

-1 ≤ x-6 ≤ 1
+6    +6  +6
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 5 ≤ x   ≤ 7

x = 5,6,7   
y = 7,6,5

3 ways.

Edwin
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


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