Question

On a team, 3 girls and 2 boys scored a total of 41 points. The difference between the number of points scored by the 3 girls and the number of points scored by the 2 boys is 13. Each girl scored the same number of points and each boy scored the same number of points. Find the number of points scored by each girl and each boy.

Answer 1

each girl scored 9 points

each boy scored 7 points

Explanation:

41-13=28

28/2=14

14 is the number scored by boys

14/2

one boy scored 7 points

14+13=27

27 is the number scored by girls

27/3=9

each girl scored 9 points