document.write( "Question 1207503: West Palm Beach hosted a local middle school basketball tournament where each
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document.write( "The third game score 56 points produces two possible scores for the second game\r\n" );
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document.write( "    56+17 = 73  and  56-17 = 39.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The score 73 of the second game produces two possible scores for the first game\r\n" );
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document.write( "    73+12 = 85  and 73-12 = 61.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The score 39 of the second game produces two possible scores for the first game\r\n" );
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document.write( "    39+12 = 51  and 39-12 = 27.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the ANSWER is these four possible scores for the first game: 27, 51, 61 and 85.\r\n" );
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