5.4 Solving Systems by Subtraction and substitution Question: 5

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5.4 Solving Systems by Subtraction and substitution Question: 5



At a basketball​ game, a team made

54

successful shots. They were a combination of​ 1- and​ 2-point shots. The team scored

88

points in all. Write and solve a system of equations to find the number of each type of shot.

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Part 1

There were

_______________ 2 -point shots and

_______________ 1-point shots.

Answer 1

x+y = 54

x+2y =88

subtract 1st from 2nd to eliminate x

y =34 two pointers

x=54-34 = 20 one pointers