Problema Solution

in the 2005 WNBA season, the leagues leading scorer Was sheryl swoopes from the houston comets. swoopes scored 17points more thanthe secons leading scorer, lauren jackson from the settale storm. together they scored a total od 1211 points. how many points did each player score

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let


x = the points that sheryl swoopes from the Houston Comets scored


y = the points that lauren jackson from the Seattle Storm scored


swoopes scored 17 points more thanthe secons leading scorer, lauren jackson from the settale storm:


x = y + 17


together they scored a total of 1211 points:


x + y = 1211


by solving the system of equations:


x = y + 17


x + y = 1211


we find:


x = 614 points


y = 597 points


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Swoops scored 614 points and lauren scored 597 points.