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Ethan played in two basketball games. He scored 4 fewer points in the second game than he scored in the first. He scored 12 points in the second game. How many points did he score in the first game?

User M Penades
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Answer:

16 points

Explanation:

You are given ...

second = first - 4

second = 12

Substituting the second equation into the first, we have ...

12 = first - 4

16 = first . . . . . . . . add 4 to both sides

Ethan scored 16 points in the first game.

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