A soccer player gets 2 points for a goal and 1 point for an assist. If the combined number of goals and assists that a player ha
s is 24, and the total number of points that the player has is 42, which system of equations can be used to determine the number of goals and assists the player has? Assume g represents the number of goals and a represents the number of assists.
First number = x Second number = x + 2 Third number = x + 4 X + x +2 + x + 4 = 438 Simplify: 3x + 6 = 438 Subtract 3 from both sides 3x = 432 Divide both sides by 3 X = 144 The second number is 144 + 2 = 146
