Question

Sam, Maya, and John playing a match, Sam has Half of what Maya has, and maya has fewer than John with three points. Their points together are 68. So what did John has ?

Answer 1

so john is x and if Maya has the same as john but -3 then

x+x-3

but sam is still missing and she has half of Maya which is 0.5x - 1.5

so the equation is

x+x-3+0.5x-1.5=68

and then you add 3 and 1.5 to 68 which is

2.5x=72.5

and you divide by 2.5 which is 29

John has 29 points