Question

5C. Time: 5 minutes

A basketball team scored 95 points in one game. They made twice
as many field goals as free throws.
If each field goal scores 2 points and each free throw scores 1 point,
how many field goals did the team make?

Answer 1

Let the No of Field goals be = y
Let no of free throws be = x

Hence,

Twice as many field goals; y = 2x

Total points = (no of field goal x field goal points) + (no of free throws x free throws points)

Therefore,

95 = 2y + 1x

Recall that y = 2x so,

95 = 2(2x) + x

95 = 4x + x

95 = 5x

x = 95/5 = 19

Since the field goals is y, the FINAL ANSWER IS 38.