Question

Navel Laser and Midoriya are doing target practice. In the first round Navel laser scored no points, but in the second round he scored “x” amount of points. In their third round, he scored 8 more points than the second. Now in the last round, he scored three times as many points as the third. Altogether Navel Laser scored 117 points!!! How many points did the Navel Laser score in each round?

Answer 1

Round 1 = 0 points

Round 2 = 17 points

Round 3 = 25 points

Round 4 = 75 points

Explanation:

Determine how many points will be scored in each round in correspondence to the variable 'x':

Round 1:

0(x)

Round 2:

x

Round 3:

x+8

Round 4:

3(x+8)

We know that the sum of all points made in all rounds is 117. Using this information, we can make an equation:

0(x)+x+(x+8)+[3(x+8)]=117

Now, we solve for x:

x+x+8+3x+24=117

5x+32=117

5x=117-32

5x=85

`(5x)/(5) =(85)/(5)`

x=17

Now we substitute the calculated value for x in each round:

Round 1:

0(17)=0

Round 2:

(17)=17

Round 3:

(17)+8= 25

Round 4:

(25)*3= 75