Question

In a basketball game 96 points were scored. The winners scored twice as many as the losers. How many points did each team score? Write an equation and solve.

Answer 1

set up an equation for this.  x will be the score of the losing team.  x+2x=96.  Then solve for x.  3x=96.  x=96/3 x=32.  So the losing team got 32 points and the winning team got 64