Question

Ginnys team scored 22 points during the first half of a basketball game.Her team scored 39 points during the second half of the game. Ginnys team beat the other team by 8 points. Which expression could be used to find the other teams score

Answer 1

The answer depends on whether your teacher wants an algebraic expression or an arithmetic expression.

Algebraic might be:

s = g - 8

Arithmetic:

39 + 22 - 8

Explanation:

s (score) is the total number of points Ginny's team scored (g) minus 8 because Ginny's team scored 8 more than the other team.

Answer 2

Her team scored a total of 22+39 = 61 points. This is 8 points higher than the other team, so the other team scored 61-8 = 53 points.

As for which expression your teacher wants as the final answer, it will depend on how simplified you want it to be. You could have the following possible answers:

• 22+39-8
• 61-8

Other expressions may be possible as well.