A Gaelic football team scored 18 times, a mixture of points and goals. A goal is worth three points. If their total score was 28

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points, how many goals did they get? (How do you get the answer?)

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aleksley [76] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-21T07:57:35+03:00

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X= number of goals
y= number of points

x+y=18

3x+y=28

(3x+y)-(x+y)=28-18

2x=10

x=5
y=13

masya89 [10] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-21T09:49:09+03:00

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Hi, found this when i typed the question online. https://www.wyzant.com/resources/answers/92451/solving_linear_equations_using_algebra

hope it helps