basketball word problem for Alg. 1

Question

Jose plays for the school’s

basketball team. In the last

game, he scored a combination

of 2- and 3-point shots for a

total of 40 points. If he scored

14 2-point shots, how many 3-

point shots did he make?

Answer 1

Hi Carmen,

Jose scored 4 3-point shots.

14 x 2(-point shots) = 28 (points)

4 x 3(-point shots) = 12 (points)

28 + 12 = 40(points)