Problema Solution
3. In a recent game, Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers scored 43 points on a combination of 20 two-point baskets and three-point baskets. How many shots of each type were made?
a. Use x to represent two-point baskets and y to represent three-point baskets. Write an equation that illustrates the total number of baskets made during the game.
b. Write an equation that illustrates how many points total were made during the game.
c. Use the equations from Parts a. and b. of this exercise as a system of equations. Use substitution or elimination to determine how many shots of each type were made. Describe the steps you used to solve the problem.
Answer provided by our tutors
a. x+y=20
b.2x+3y=43
Solving simultaneously we get
y=3(three point baskets)
x=17(two point baskets)