SOLUTION: Use Polya's four-step method in problem solving to solve In a basketball game, the bulldogs scored 34 field goals, each counting 2 points, and 13 foul goals, each counting 1 po

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Question 187509: Use Polya's four-step method in problem solving to solve
In a basketball game, the bulldogs scored 34 field goals, each counting 2 points, and 13 foul goals, each counting 1 point. The panthers scored 38 field goals and 8 foul goals, which team won? By how many points did it win?

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In a basketball game, the bulldogs scored 34 field goals, each counting 2 points, and 13 foul goals, each counting 1 point. The panthers scored 38 field goals and 8 foul goals, which team won? By how many points did it win?
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Panthers: 2(38) + 1(8) = 84
Bulldogs: 2(34) + 1(13) = 81
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difference between them = 3 points
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I have no idea what the "Polya 4 step method" is