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In a basketball game 96 points were scored. The winners scored twice as many as the losers. How many points did each team score? Write an equation and solve.
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In a basketball game 96 points were scored. The winners scored twice as many as the losers. How many points did each team score? Write an equation and solve.

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set up an equation for this. x will be the score of the losing team. x+2x=96. Then solve for x. 3x=96. x=96/3 x=32. So the losing team got 32 points and the winning team got 64
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