Question

Sue escorted a total of 35 points in two games. She scored 6 times as many points in the second game as in the first. how many more points did she score in the second game?

Answer 1

Let's try this problem in this way:  Let X=number of points in first game

                                                      6X=number of points in 2nd game  6X  means 6 times the number, or 6*X

                                             Total of points for both games= 35 points

Set up a little table as follows for some educated guessing:

First Game           2nd game             Sum first and second game points (Sum means add.) Total

10 points              6*10=60                 60+10=70                                                  70 is too high;you need

                                                                                                                             35.

                                                                                                                             Try a smaller number now.

5 points                6*5=30                   30+5=35                                                      35  Correct total