Question

Kimberly scored a total of 35.08 points

in four events for her gymnastic
competition. If she scored the same
number of points in each event, how
many points did she score in each? Write
an equation to show your work.

Answer 1

• 4p = 35.08
• 8.77 points in each event

Explanation:

You want an equation and its solution for the scenario in which Kimberly scored 35.08 points in four gymnastic events, the same number in each event. You want to know her score in each event.

Equation

If p represents the number of points that Kimberly scored in each event, her point total is ...

4p = 35.08

Solution

Dividing by the coefficient of p gives the solution:

p = 35.08/4 = 8.77

Kimberly scored 8.77 points in each event.