Question

On a team, 9 girls and 8 boys scored a total of 137 points. The difference between the number of points scored by the 9 girls and the number of points scored by the 8 boys is 25. Each girl scored the same number of points and each boy scored the same number of points. Find the number of points scored by each girl and each boy.

Answer 1

Girls scored 9 points and the boys scored 7 points.

Explanation:

There are 9 girls and each of them scored 9 points. 9x9=81

There are 8 boys and each of them scored 7 points. 8x7=56

81-56=25 difference

81+56=137 total points