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On their last history test, Eric scored five more than twice the points that his friend josh did. If they scored 134 points altogether, find Eric’s score.

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Answer:

91

Explanation:

Josh's score= x

Eric's score= 2x+5

134=x+2x+5

134= 3x+5

129=3x

x=43

Eric's score= 2(43)+5= 91

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