Sanjeet scored twice as many points As Terrance. Cole scored 12 more points than Sanjeet. Together the boys scored 992 points. How many points did each boy score?

Question

Can you show how make the equation for Cole and Sanjeet.

Answer 1

c=12+s

s=2t

s+c+t=992

s+12+s+s/2=992

2.5s= 980

s= 980/2.5= 392 points for sanjeet

t= 196 for terrance

c= 404 for cole

392+404+196= 992