Question

Sarah Wilson was the top scorer in a women's professional basketball league for the 2006 regular season, with a total of 861 points. The number of two-point field

goals that Sarah made was 65 less than double the number of three-point field goals she made. The number of free throws (each worth one point) she made was
33 less than the number of two-point field goals she made. Find how many free throws, two-point field goals, and three-point field goals Sarah Wilson made during
the 2006 regular season

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 144 free throws
• 177 2-point field goals
• 121 3-point field goals

Explanation:

Let a, b, c represent the number of 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point goals, respectively.

a +2b +3c = 861 . . . . . . total number of points

b = 2c -65

a = b -33

Substituting for a, then b, we have ...

(b -33) +2b +3c = 861

3b +3c = 894 . . . . . . . . . . add 33, collect terms

b +c = 298 . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 3

(2c -65) +c = 298 . . . . . . substitute for b

3c = 363 . . . . . . . . . . . . . add 65

c = 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 3

b = 2(121) -65 = 177

a = 177 -33 = 144

Sarah Wilson made ...

• 144 free throws
• 177 2-point field goals
• 121 3-point field goals