Question

Ben scored 3 times than Sam, together their score was 80. Find their scores.

Answer 1

Sam = 20

Ben = 60

Explanation:

We need to turn this into an equation.

Seeing as Ben is 3 times as much as Sam, if Sams score is represented by x then Ben can be 3* x or 3x, meaning:

3x + x = 80

4x = 80

Divide both sides by 4:

`(4x)/(4) = (80)/(4)`

x = 20

So Sam scored 20 and Ben scored 3 * 20 = 60.

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