Question

Fabio and Carlos play on a basketball team together. In the last game, Fabio had

7
77 points less than
2
22 times as many points as Carlos. Fabio scored
31
3131 points in the game.
Write an equation to determine the number of points
(
c
)
(c)left parenthesis, c, right parenthesis Carlos scored in the last game.

Find the number of points Carlos scored in the last game.

Answer 1

19 points

Explanation:

Given that :

Fabio had 7 points less than 2 times as many points as Carlos

Let Fabio's point = f

Carlos point = c

Equation relating the number of points scored by both players.

Points scored by Fabio = 31

f = 2c - 7

Carlos point = c

31 = 2c - 7

31 + 7 = 2c

38 = 2c

c = 38/2

c = 19

Hence, Carlos's points is 19