In a basketball game, LeBron and Shaq combined to score 72 points. If LeBron scored three times as many points as Shaq, how many points did each player score?

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Ikhsan Assaat asked Aug 20, 2022

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In a basketball game, LeBron and Shaq combined to score 72 points. If LeBron scored three times as many points as Shaq, how many points did each player score?

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lebron scored 54 points and Shaq scored 18 points

Explanation:

LeBron=3x

Shaq=x

(3x+x)=72

4x=72

x=72/4

x=18

Shaq=18

18x3=54

Lebron=54

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