SOLUTION: Sally, Letitia and Jessica play together on a basketball team At the end of the season, Sally scored 8 more points than Letitia while Letitia had scored twice as many points as Jes

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Question 917104: Sally, Letitia and Jessica play together on a basketball team At the end of the season, Sally scored 8 more points than Letitia while Letitia had scored twice as many points as Jessica. THe three girls scored a108 points. how many points did each girl score
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x Jessica's points
Jessica + Letitia + Sally
x + 2x + (2x+8) = 108
5x = 100
x = 20, Jessica's points. Letitia 40 and Sally 48
And...checking
sum = 108