Problema Solution
To win a basketball game, one team scored 110 points. They made a total of 49 two-pointers and three-pointers. How many of the baskets were worth 2 points, and how many were 3 pointers?
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Let 'x' represent the number of 3 pointers.
2*49 + 3x = 110
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x = 4 three pointers
4 baskets were 3 pointers.