Question

during the winter olympics the us curling team scored 2 points more than the canadian team. the canadian curling team scored 4 points more than the norwegian team. altogether the three teams scored a total of 208 point. how many points did the canadian team scored?

Answer 1

70 points
208-4-4-2= 198

198/3 =66

66+4=70

Answer 2

70 points

Explanation:

u = US points

c = Canadian points

n = Norwegian points

u = c + 2

n = c - 4

208 = u + c + n

208 = ( c + 2 ) + c + ( c - 4 ) = 3c - 2

Isolate c:

208 = 3c - 2

210 = 3c

c = 70