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Problem
In a recent basketball game, Shenille attempted only three-point shots and two-point shots. She was successful on of her three-point shots and of her two-point shots. Shenille attempted shots. How many points did she score?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
(similar to Solution 1, however a slightly more obvious way) Say that x = # of 2-pt shots y = # of 3-pt shots Because the total number of shots is , However, Shenille was only successful on of the 3-pt shots, and of the 2-pt shots, so = #number of successful shots For each successful shot, there is an associated number of points with it. Therefore, = her score this evaluates to = her score is already determined to be 30, so her score is
Final answer
B