SOLUTION: Matt's second bowling score was 82 pins less than twice his first score. If his second score was 168, what was his first score. Set up an equation and evaluate.

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Question 1048136: Matt's second bowling score was 82 pins less than twice his first score. If his second score was 168, what was his first score. Set up an equation and evaluate.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the first score be x and the second be y
y = 2x-82
and the problem says that the second score, which I called y, was 168:
2x-82 = 168 Evaluate, add 82 on both sides, then divide both sides by 2. Use your calculator.
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John