Question

the firebirds won last nights netball match, scoring 12 more goals than the swifts. in total 108 goals were scored in the match. how many goals did the fireballs score?

Answer 1

60

Explanation:

Given that :

Let:

Number of goals scored by the Swifts = x

Number of goals scored by firebird = y

Total number of goals scored = 108

Hence,

x + y = 108 - - - (1)

Fireballs scored 12 more goals than the Swifts ; this means ;

y = 12 + x - - - (2)

Substitute (2) into (1)

x + 12 + x = 108

2x + 12 = 108

2x = 108 - 12

2x = 96

x = 96 / 2

x = 48

Number of goals scored by fire balls :

x + 12

48 + 12 = 60 goals