Question

Juan scored a total of 37 points in the basketball game, and he scored p points in the second half of the game. Write an expression to determine the number of points he scored in the first half of the game. Then, find the number of points he scored in the first half of the game if he scored 11 points in the second half of the game.

Answer 1

Answer: 26+n ; 44

Explanation:
Juan scored 26 points in the first half of the basketball game, and then scored n points in the second half of the game.
a. An expression to determine the number of points he scored in all will be:
First half points= 26
Second half points= n
Total points= First half points + Second half points
= 26 + n
b. The number of points Juan scored in all if he scored 18 points in the second half of the game will be:
First half points= 26
Second half points= 18
Total points= First half points + Second half points
= 26 + 18
= 44