SOLUTION: please help me During part of football, the local team has counted 6 point less than the other team. Both teams have counted a total of 66 points. What is the number of poin

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During part of football, the local team has counted 6 point less than the other team.
Both teams have counted a total of 66 points.
What is the number of points scored by each team?

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

During part of football,
has counted , and we can write it:
1.

Both teams have counted , and we write it:
2.

What is the number of points scored by each team?

start with equation :
... substitute equation into equation , and we will have:

.... move to the right

....divide both sides by


So, the number of points scored by each team is:
scored points, and
scored points
check
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