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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?

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Final answer:

To find the system of equations, we can define variables for Jordan and Kamron's scores and then use the given information to create the equations.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the system of equations, let's first define the variables. Let j be the number of points Jordan scored and k be the number of points Kamron scored.

According to the given information, Kamron scored 8 fewer points than Jordan, so we can write the equation:

k = j - 8

Also, Jordan scored 1.2 times as many points as Kamron, so we can write the equation:

j = 1.2k

Now we have a system of equations:

k = j - 8

j = 1.2k

These equations can be used to find the values of j and k, the number of points Jordan and Kamron scored, respectively.

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