SOLUTION: Over a season in a women's basketball league Jackson scored 31 more points than the second-highest scorer, Leslie. Together, Jackson and Leslie scored 1205 points during the seaso
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Question 766732: Over a season in a women's basketball league Jackson scored 31 more points than the second-highest scorer, Leslie. Together, Jackson and Leslie scored 1205 points during the season. How many points did each player score over the course of the season?
Answer by dkppathak(439) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let leslie higher score is x
jackson score will be 31 more means x+31
as pert given condition total score is 1205
x+x+31 =1205
2x+31=1205
2x=1205-31
2x=1174
x=1174/2
x=587
leslie will hace 587 score and
jackson =587+31= 618
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