Dontrell, Jasmine, and Ray are shooting baskets after school. Dontrell makes twice as many as Ray. Jasmine makes 4 more shots than Ray. Together, all three friends make 48 shots.

Question

How many shots did each person make?

Answer 1

here's what we know:

d = 2r (Dontrell makes twice as many as Ray)

j = r + 4 (Jasmine makes 4 more than Ray)

d + j + r = 48 (they made 48 shots all together)

We have values for our variables, so let's plug them in:

2r + r + 4 + r = 48

Combine like terms:

4r + 4 = 48

Subtract 4 from both sides:

4r + 4 - 4 = 48 - 4

4r = 44

Divide by 4:

4r / 4 = 44 / 4

r = 11

Now that we know Ray's shots, we can find Don's and Jas' shots:

d = 2 * 11 = 22

j = 11 + 4 = 15

check:

22 + 15 + 11 = 48

48 = 48