In their last basketball game, Becky scored twice as many points as Min. Together, they scored 42 points. How many points did Becky score?
m + 2m = 42
3m = 42
m = 14
Min scored 14 points
It's 28
Team A scored three times as many as Team B. Which team scored most points? If Team A scored n points, how many points did Team B scored?
To find out how many points Becky scored, we can use algebraic reasoning. Let's assume that Min scored x points in the game.
Given that Becky scored twice as many points as Min, we can say that Becky's score is 2x.
Since the total points scored by both Becky and Min is 42, we can write the equation: x + 2x = 42
Combining like terms, we get 3x = 42.
To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 3: x = 14.
Therefore, Min scored 14 points in the game.
To find out how many points Becky scored, we substitute x=14 into the expression 2x: 2(14) = 28.
Therefore, Becky scored 28 points in the game.