Question

Team A scored twice as many points as Team B. If the total number of points scored by both teams was 12, find the number of points scored by each team.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let x be the number of points scored by Team B.

Then, Team A scored twice as many points, or 2x.

The total number of points scored by both teams is 12, so we can set up the equation:

x + 2x = 12

Combining like terms, we get:

3x = 12

Dividing both sides by 3, we get:

x = 4

So Team B scored 4 points, and Team A scored twice as many, or 8 points.