SOLUTION: finite mathematics- Ally scored 19 times in a basketball game for a total of 36 points. Her number of two-pointers was twice the number of three-pointers plue the number of fre

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Question 1158930: finite mathematics-
Ally scored 19 times in a basketball game for a total of 36 points. Her number of two-pointers was twice the number of three-pointers plue the number of free throws. SET UP BUT DO NOT SOLVE a system of liner equations that represent how many of each kind of score he made.

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x = number of two-pointers
y = number of three-pointers
z = number of free throws

x + y = 19
2x + 3y = 36
x = 2y + z