SOLUTION: the cudly college football team scored 80 times last season,some seven point touchdowns and three point field goals.altogether the 80 scores accounted for 508.how many touchdowns a

Question 264179: the cudly college football team scored 80 times last season,some seven point touchdowns and three point field goals.altogether the 80 scores accounted for 508.how many touchdowns and field goals did they score?let x represent the number of touchdowns and y represent the number of field goals.
the answers to chose from are:
1.x+3y=80,7x+y=508
2.x-y=80,7x-3y=508
3.x+y=80,7x+3y=508
4.x+y=508,7x+3y=80
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the cudly college football team scored 80 times last season,some seven point touchdowns and three point field goals.altogether the 80 scores accounted for 508.how many touchdowns and field goals did they score?let x represent the number of touchdowns and y represent the number of field goals.
Total scores are 80 so:
1.) x + y = 80
Each x is is worth 7 points and each y is worth 3 points so:
2.) 7*x + 3*y = 508
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