Lincoln High schools basket ball team won the regional playoffs scoring a total of 60 points, not including free throws. The team made a total of 26 baskets; some were 2 points shots, and the rest were 3 point shots. How many 2 point shots did the team make ?

18

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of 2 point baskets made and y be the number of 3 point baskets made

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1) x + y = 26

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2) 2x + 3y = 60

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solve equation 1 for x and substitute in equation 2

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x = 26 - y

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2(26 - y) +3y = 60

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52 -2y +3y = 60

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y = 8

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x = 26 - 8 = 18

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The team made 18 2-point shots

b

step-by-step explanation:

a difference is the result of subtraction. while each of these expressions has subtraction in it, a difference will be the result when subtraction is the last operation applied in the order of operations for the expression. this means subtraction must be outside of the parenthesis. only b has this.