SOLUTION: During an intrumural basketball game, Team A scored 12 fewer points than Team B. Together, both teams scored a total of 144 points. How many points did Team A score during the game

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Question 174536: During an intrumural basketball game, Team A scored 12 fewer points than Team B. Together, both teams scored a total of 144 points. How many points did Team A score during the game?
The answer I got is
A. 66 points. B. 67 points C. 72 points or D. 78 points. I chosen 72 points is that right?
Can you help me? Thank you
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x= points scored by team B,
x-12 = points scored by team A.

x+ x-12 = 144
2x=144 + 12
2x= 156
x=78 points scored by team B
x-12 = 66 points scored by team A

The correct answer is A.
You can check this by adding 66 + 78 = 144

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