SOLUTION: Your friend's score in a game is 225. This is 25 more than twice your score. Write an equation to model the situation. What is your score?

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Question 8581: Your friend's score in a game is 225. This is 25 more than twice your score. Write an equation to model the situation. What is your score?
Answer by DoodleBopper(4) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In this Situation, X= Your Score
2x+25=225 Would be your equation.
Here, we're saying that Two times your score plus 25 is 225, your friends score. Just Solve the Equation and you have the answer.
2x+25=225
-25
2x=225
-25
2x=200
/2
x=200
/2
x=100. Your Score is 100. To Check, replace X with 100.
2(100)+25=225
This is true, So we now know your score is 100. :-)
Doodlebopper