Question

the Wildcats basketball team scored 18 points in the first half of the game. all if the points came from either 2 or 3 point basket. if a total of 8 shots were made, how many of each type os shot were made?

Answer 1

2x + 3(8-x) = 18

2x + 24 - 3x = 18

24 - x = 18

x = 6