SOLUTION: Bill and Thomas scored a total of 48 points in the basketball game. If Bill scored twice the number of points Thomas did, how many point did Thomas score?
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Question 875050: Bill and Thomas scored a total of 48 points in the basketball game. If Bill scored twice the number of points Thomas did, how many point did Thomas score? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bill and Thomas scored a total of 48 points in the basketball game. If Bill scored twice the number of points Thomas did, how many point did Thomas score?
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let x=number of points Thomas scored
48-x=number of points Bill scored
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48-x=2x
3x=48
x=16
number of points Thomas scored=16
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