Question

Over a season in a women's basketball league Jackson scored 40 more points than the second-highest scorer, Leslie. Together, Jackson and Leslie scored 1202 points during the season. How many points did each player score over the course of the season? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

x+x+40=2

+ 4 0

2x+31=1205

2x=1205-31

2x=1174

x=1174/2

x=587

leslie will hace 587 score and

jackson =587+31= 618