Question

Ethan and Michael played tablebasketball using wadded up bitsof paper and plastic cups. Eachbasket was worth 2 points.Ethan scored 18 points andMichael scored 24 points. Howmany goals did the boys scorealtogether?

Answer 1

Given:

Total score of Ethan, E=18 points.

Total score of Michael, M=24 points.

The score for each basket, N=2.

The total points scored by both boys is,

`\begin{gathered} T=E+M \\ T=18+24 \\ T=42 \end{gathered}`

Now, the number of goals scored by both boys is,

`\begin{gathered} n=(T)/(N) \\ =(42)/(2) \\ =21 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the number of goals scored altogether by the boys is 21.