Question

The Bigtown football team outscored its opponents 5:2 last season. If their opponents scored 38 points, how many points did Bigtown score?

Answer 1

Answer: 95 points

Explanation:

Given : The Bigtown football team outscored its opponents 5:2 last season.

Let x be the points scored by Bigtown.

The opponents scored 38 points.

Then, we have the following equation :-

`(x)/(38)=(5)/(2)\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=(5*38)/(2)\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=(5*38)/(2)=95`

Hence, Bigtown scored 95 points.