Question

Kris and Julio played a card game.Together, they scored 36 points in one game. Kris scored 2 times as many points as Julio. How many points did Kris and Julio each score? Write an equation and solve.

Answer 1

let the amount Julio scored be equal to x

kris scored 2x

x+2x=36

3x=36

x=12

Kris scored 24, Julio scored 12

Answer 2

let the amount Julio scored be equal to x
kris scored 2x
x+2x=36
3x=36
x=12
Kris scored 24, Julio scored 12