SOLUTION: First question is: 4x/3+24x/21x=21 in other words 4x over 3 plus 24x over 21x equals 21 its a algebraic solution the second is a word problem During an itramural basketball

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Question 31415: First question is:
4x/3+24x/21x=21
in other words 4x over 3 plus 24x over 21x equals 21 its a algebraic solution
the second is a word problem
During an itramural basketball game, Team a sored 19 fewer points than team b. Together, both teams scored a total of 143 points. How many points did team a score during the game?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, darkflame15:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1st problem looks like a typo. Check it.
2nd problem:
Let team A point score be "x".
Then team B point score is "x+19"
EQUATION:
score + score = 143
x+x+19 = 143
2x= 124
x=62 points scored by team A
x+19= 81 points scored by team B
Cheers,
stan H.

Answer by darkflame15(1) About Me  (Show Source):