SOLUTION: In a basketball game, Ellen scores 20 more points than Kevin, and Kevin scores three times as many points as bob. If 48 points were scored in total by these three players, how many

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Question 1152087: In a basketball game, Ellen scores 20 more points than Kevin, and Kevin scores three times as many points as bob. If 48 points were scored in total by these three players, how many points did Kevin score ?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ellen             3b+20
Kevin             3b
Bob                b
TOTAL             48

Answer by greenestamps(13206) About Me  (Show Source):
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Bob: x
Kevin: 3x [3 times as many as Bob]
Ellen: 3x+20 [20 more than Kevin]

The total is 48:

x+%2B+3x+%2B+%283x%2B20%29+=+48

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