SOLUTION: Can someone help me solve this equation, please? : Lyle shot three times as many baskets as Cliff, while Kyle shot 12 more baskets than Cliff. If Lyle and Kyle shot the same numbe

Question 919753: Can someone help me solve this equation, please? : Lyle shot three times as many baskets as Cliff, while Kyle shot 12 more baskets than Cliff. If Lyle and Kyle shot the same number of baskets, how many baskets did each of them shoot?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L, C, K, for their names.

L=3C; K=12+C; L=K.
Solve for L, C, and K.

Are you still stuck?
Observe how both L and K are defined only in terms of C. The last equation gives the equality of L and K, so you can quickly equate their equal expressions and solve for C.
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