Question

2. Stephen Curry's record during the 2017 – 2018 NBA final game is made up of 2-point shots and 3-points.

His total points scored for the final game was 45 points with 19 shots made. How many 2-point shots did
he make? How many 3-point shots did he make?

Answer 1

He made 7 3-point shots.

Explanation:

x+y=19

2x+3y=45

y=19-x

2x+3*(19-x)=45

2x+57-3x=45

-x=45-57

-x=-12

x=12

y=19-12

y =7