Question

Jordan and Kamron are playing an arcade basketball game. At the end of the game, Kamron scored 8 fewer points than Jordan did, and Jordan scored 1.2 times as many points as Kamron did. Which of the following systems of equations could be used to find J, the number of points Jordan scored, and K, the number of points Kamron scored?

a) { J = K + 8, J = 1.2K
b) { J = K - 8, J = 1.2K
c) { J = K + 8, J = 0.8K
d) ( J = K - 8, J = 1.2K

Answer 1

The correct system of equations to find the scores of Jordan and Kamron is J = K - 8 and J = 1.2K.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the system of equations that can be used to find J, the number of points Jordan scored, and K, the number of points Kamron scored, we need to consider the given information. It is mentioned that Kamron scored 8 fewer points than Jordan and Jordan scored 1.2 times as many points as Kamron. Based on this, the correct system of equations is option b) { J = K - 8, J = 1.2K}.