At a basketball​ game, a team made 53 successful shots. They were a combination of​ 1- and​ 2-point shots. The team scored 90 points in all. Write and solve

Answer 1

x+y = 53 subtract 1st equation from the 2nd to solve for y

x+2y=90

y= 37 two pointers

x= 53-37 = 16 one pointers