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David's bowling score is 1 less than 3 times Aaron's score. The sum of their scores is 199. Find the score of each student. Use the variable a for Aaron's score.

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Answer:

a=50

Explanation:

Aaron's score =a

David's score = 3a-1

a+3a-1=199

4a=200

a=50

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