Answer:
a) Here are some different ways you can put it:
5pt, 5pt, 5pt, 5pt, 3pt, 3pt, 3pt (four 5pts and three 3pts)
3pt, 3pt, 3pt, 3pt, 3pt, 3pt, 3pt, 3pt, 5pt (eight 3 pts, one 5 pts)
1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt (twenty-nine 1pts lol)
5pt, 5pt, 5pt, 5pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt, 1pt (four 5pts, nine 1 pts)
And there are so many more combinations you can try out too!
(I'm confused. Do I have to show you all the combinations I can think of or only a few? Just ask me and I'll tell you more. Or other kind people can help you with more options.)
Explanation:
a) You can just figure out how many points of each kind (wins, ties, losses) and add them all together to see if they are equal to the number you are going for.
ex) In a baseball tournament teams get 5 points for a win 3 points for a tie and 1 point for a loss. Boston's team has 32 points.
Here you would have to add up points until you reached 32, like this:
5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 1pt + 1pt = 32 points
or 5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 5pts + 3pts + 3pts + 3pts + 3pts = 32 points
b) Sorry I'm not so sure about this one because I don't know if I'm supposed to write the answer or write a percentage or fraction or something. Sorry again!