SOLUTION: A student scores a total of 500 points during a basketball season. His total number of 2 and 3 point field goals is 320 and free throws is 50. How many 2 point and 3 point field

Question 134677: A student scores a total of 500 points during a basketball season. His total number of 2 and 3 point field goals is 320 and free throws is 50. How many 2 point and 3 point field goals were made?
If you set up 2x + 3y = 320, how do you set up the next equation?

Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need two equations.
Let X be the number of 2pointers and Y be the number of 3 pointers
He made 320 goals.

He also scored 500 points

The problem now is the number of points is way too low. Something is hosed in your problem. If all the shots were 2 pointers, he still scores 640 that way. Which is more than 450.
Check your total. Then adjust the equations accordingly and solve

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