Question

Sue escorted a total of 35 points in two games. She scored 6 times as many points in the second game as in the first. how many more points did she score in the second game?

Answer 1

Let's try this problem in this way: Let X=number of points in first game

6X=number of points in 2nd game 6X means 6 times the number, or 6*X

Total of points for both games= 35 points

Set up a little table as follows for some educated guessing:

First Game 2nd game Sum first and second game points (Sum means add.) Total

10 points 6*10=60 60+10=70 70 is too high;you need

35.

Try a smaller number now.

5 points 6*5=30 30+5=35 35 Correct total