Question

Central High School plays Eastern High School in a basketball game. Eastern had double the score of Central before Central scored a three-pointer as the game ended.
The variable, c, represents Central's score before the three-pointer. Express the total points scored in the game as a variable expression.

Answer 1

[C*3 + 3= final score]
Centrals score which was half of easterns, so you multiply the score times 3, one for central and two for eastern. You then add 3 for the game ending 3 point shot.