How do i get the number of points

Question

My son scored 45 points in a game his friend twice as many as my son plus he scored 5 free throws. How many total points did he really score?

Answer 1

son's score = s= 45

son's friend's score = F=2s +3

= 2(45) +3 = 90+3

=93 = son's friend's actual score

otherwise,

if you alternatively interpret the 3 free throws as part of the 90 score, then F= 2R +3 = 90

and R =(90-3)/2 = 87/2 = 43 1/2 Regular shots which doesn't make sense. So 93 looks like the real score for the son's Friend

or maybe there's another game with free throws that gives a different answer

also, if the basketball games involved 3 pointers, it gets more complicated.