Question

Sandra scores 4 baskets in his first basketball game. She then scored the same number of baskets in each of her next 3 games. If Sandra made 19 baskets total, how many baskets did she score in each of the three games?

Answer 1

19 - 4 = 15 baskets made in those last three games. If the same number of baskets were made in those three games, she made five in each game, because 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 (the number of baskets made in those final three games). Thus 5 baskets per game is the answer. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Set this up as follows:
let x represent the same numb of baskets in 3 games
4 + x + x + x= 19
3x=19-4
3x = 15
x = 5

5 baskets per game in the next 3 games
check by adding 5+5+5+4. should be 19.