document.write( "Question 736146: A basketball player scored 18 times during one game. He scored a total of 30 points, which consists of 1 point free throws and 2 point baskets. How many one point free throws did he make? How many 2 point baskets did he make? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Greenestamps used the \"too many points\" way.  I'll use the \"too-few points way.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1) If all 18 shots were 1-point free throws, (a really strange basketball\r\n" );
document.write( "    game lol), the point total would be 18*1 = 18.\r\n" );
document.write( "(2) The actual point total, 30, is 30-18=12 more than that.\r\n" );
document.write( "(3) So 12 of those 18 shots must be increased by 1 point to increase the\r\n" );
document.write( "    total points from 18 to 30. \r\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: 12 2-point shots; so 18-12 = 6 1-point shots.\r\n" );
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