Question

Allison plays basketball and last season she made a total of 87 shots (two- or three- point shots). Her points total was 191. How many three-points shots did she make

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

Let the number of 2 point shots be t.

Let the number of 3 point shots be h.

Allison made 87 shots and scored 191 total points. This implies two things:

t + h = 87 ________(1)

2t + 3h = 191 ______(2)

Let us eliminate t by multiplying (1) by 2 and subtracting from (2):

=> 2t + 3h = 191

- 2t + 2h = 174

h = 17

Therefore, she made 17 three point shots.