Question

In a basketball tournament, team A scored 6 more points than 3 times as many points as team B scored. Team C scored 45 more points than team B scored. The combined scores for all three teams was 476 points. Which statement about the number of points is true? Team A scored 85 points. Team A scored 255 points. Team C scored 261 points. Team C scored 130 points.

Answer 1

Team c 130

Explanation:

Answer 2

"Team C scored 130 points."

Explanation:

Let x represent how many points team B scored.

Team A: 3x + 6

Team B: x

Team C: x + 45

Total: 476 points

476 = (x) + (3x + 6) + (x + 45)

476 = x + 3x + 6 + x + 45

476 = 5x + 51

425 = 5x

x = 85

Team A:

3(85) + 6

= 261 pts

Team B:

= 85 pts

Team C:

(85) + 45

= 130 points