Abby scores 11 more than Bob and Abby scores 5 less than Jim. The total points equal 87, how many did each person score?

Question

Word problem for student.

Answer 1

a=# points Abby scores

a-11=# points Bob scores (Bob scored 11 less than Abby)

a+5=# points Jim scored (Jim scored 5 more than Abby)

a+(a-11)+(a+5)=87

3a-6=87

3a=93

a=31 points for Abby

31-11=20 points for Bob

31+5=36 points for Jim