VJesus12 wrote:In a basketball game, Tim scored 10 points more than Joe, but only half as many points as Ken. If the three players scored a combined total of 50 points, how many points did Tim score?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 16
D. 24
E. 25
We can PLUG IN THE ANSWERS, which represent Tim's score.
When the correct answer is plugged in, the sum of the 3 scores will be 50.
B: T=15
Since Tim scores 10 more points than Joe, Joe's score is 10 less than Tim's:
J = 15-10 = 5.
Since Tim scores 1/2 as many points as Ken, Ken's score is double Tim's:
K = 2*15 = 30.
Sum = 15+5+30 = 50.
Success!
The correct answer is
B.
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