SOLUTION: In one NBA basketball season, a player made 1350 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 1127001: In one NBA basketball season, a player made 1350 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 102 more than three times the number of free throws.
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a. How many field goals did he make?
He made___field goals
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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FT=x
FG=3x+102
x+3x+102=1350
4x=1248
x=312 FT
FG=1038