Question

The highest scorer of the women's basketball championship was Jessica Bradley. She scored 98 more points than Tina Hamer, her teammate. Together, Bradley and Hamer scored 1582 points. How many
points did each player score during the championship?

Answer 1

Answer:

Jessica scored 840 points and Tina scored 742

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's use x for Jessica and y for Tina, so Jessica scored 98 more points than Tina, which can be represented by the equation x = y + 98.

Together, they have 1582 points; x + y = 1582.

Substitute the equation, you get:

y + 98 + y = 1582

2y + 98 = 1582

2y = 1484

y = 742

Since x = y + 98, x = 742 + 98/840