SOLUTION: A high school basketball team scored a total of 108 points in their final game. Joanne scored exactly 1/3 of all the points the team scored. Renee scored 42 points.How many points

Question 1030675: A high school basketball team scored a total of 108 points in their final game. Joanne scored exactly 1/3 of all the points the team scored. Renee scored 42 points.How many points did the rest of the team score? Write and solve an equation to solve the problem
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Total of 108 points
Joanne scored a third of the points
1/3 x 108 = 36 points
Renee scored 42 points
36 + 42 = 78 points
by Joanne and Renee
108 - 78 = 30 points.
The rest of the team scored
30 points.
Hope this helps :-)
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