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Micheal Larry scored 18 points in a basketball game . Micheal scored twice as many points as Larry . How many points did Larry score ?

Micheal Larry scored 18 points in a basketball game . Micheal scored twice as many-example-1
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Answer:

6 points

Explanations:

Let the number of points scored by Michael be m

Let the number of points scored by Larry be l

Michael and Larry scored 18 points together

m + l = 18.........(1)

Michael scored twice as many points as Larry:

m = 2l..........(2)

Substitute equation (2) into equation (1)

2l + l = 18

3l = 18

l = 18/3

l = 6

Larry scored 6 points

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