Problema Solution
In last night's basketball game,Sally scored 9 less than twice what Lucy scored. The sum of their scores is 27. How many points did Sally and Lucy make individually?
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Let Lucky scored be x,
So, Sally scored = 9 - 2x
Their sum is 27,
Hence, x + 9 - 2x = 27
-x +9 = 27
x = -18
Luck scored -18
Sally scored = 9 - 2(-18)
= 9 +36
= 45