SOLUTION: At a basketball​ game, a team made 53 successful shots. They were a combination of​ 1-point and​ 2-point shots. The team scored 91 points in all. Write and solve
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Question 1109502: At a basketball game, a team made 53 successful shots. They were a combination of 1-point and 2-point shots. The team scored 91 points in all. Write and solve a system of equations to find the number of each type of shot. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of 1 point shots
Let = number of 2 point shots
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(1)
(2)
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Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
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There were 15 1-point shots and
38 2-point shots
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
