SOLUTION: In one NBA basketball season, a player made 1152 baskets. Some of the baskets were free throws (worth 1 point each) and some were field goals (worth 2 points each). The number of f

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Question 1126708: In one NBA basketball season, a player made 1152 baskets. Some of the baskets were free throws (worth 1 point each) and some were field goals (worth 2 points each). The number of field goals he scored was 104 more than three times the number of free shows.
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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In one NBA basketball season, a player made 1152 baskets. Some of the baskets were free throws (worth 1 point each) and some
were field goals (worth 2 points each). The number of field goals he scored was 104 more than three times the number of free shows.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, free throws
y, field goals

system%28x%2By=1152%2Cy=3x%2B104%29

Simple substitution:
x%2B3x%2B104=1152
4x=1048
x=262----------free throws
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y=890----------field goals

You can now use these to calculate the number of points.