Question

The basketball team scored 89 points in just two- and three-point basket. The number of two-point baskets was 27 more than the number of three-point baskets. How man two-point and three-pointers did the team make?

Answer 1

A=85

B=58

Explanation:

NO. OF 2 point basket⇒ A

NO. OF 3 point basket⇒B

A+B=89⇒ EQN 1

A=27+B

A-B=27⇒EQN 2

EQN 1 - EQN 2

2B=116

B=58

THEREFORE

A=27+58

A=85