SOLUTION: Solve using elimination method or multiplication principle first.
A basketball player once scored 36 points on 22 shots in a game. Shooting only two-pointers and foul shots(one
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Question 249649: Solve using elimination method or multiplication principle first.
A basketball player once scored 36 points on 22 shots in a game. Shooting only two-pointers and foul shots(one point). How many of each type of shot did he make?
Thanks for any help or guidance as this problem has me stumped!! Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! X+Y=22 OR X=22-Y NUMBER OF SHOTS TAKEN.
2X+Y=36 POINTS SCORED.
REPLACE X WITH (22-Y) & SOLVE FOR Y.
2(22-Y)+Y=36
44-2Y+Y=36
-Y=36-44
-Y=-8
Y=8 FOUL SHOTS WERE MADE.
X=22-8=14 TWO-POINTERS WERE MADE.
PROOF:
2*14+8=36
28+8=36
36=36
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