SOLUTION: In a basketball game, Ellen scores 20 more points than Kevin, and Kevin scores three times as many points as bob. If 48 points were scored in total by these three players, how many

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Question 1152087: In a basketball game, Ellen scores 20 more points than Kevin, and Kevin scores three times as many points as bob. If 48 points were scored in total by these three players, how many points did Kevin score ?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39629)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ellen             3b+20
Kevin             3b
Bob                b
TOTAL             48

Answer by greenestamps(13208)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Bob: x
Kevin: 3x [3 times as many as Bob]
Ellen: 3x+20 [20 more than Kevin]

The total is 48:



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