Question

The Marauders foosball team is improving with each game. The first game they scored no points, but the second game they scored some goals. In their third game they scored 8 more points than the second. Now in their last game they scored three times as many points as their third. Altogether they scored 117 points!!! How many points did the Marauders score in the third game?

Answer 1

.

Explanation:

Answer 2

25 points.

Explanation:

In the second game, you can say the Foosball team scored x points.

In their third game, they would have scored x points, plus 8.

In the last game, they would have scored x points, plus 8, then multiply the WHOLE THING by 3.

We would get the following equation...

x + (x + 8) + 3(x + 8) = 117

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

5x + 32 = 117

5x = 85

x = 17

So, the Marauders scored 0 points in the first game. In the second game, they scored 17 points. In the third, they scored 17 + 8 = 25 points. In the last, they scored 25 * 3 = 75 points. Altogether, that's 117 points!!

Hope this helps!