Question

Lawrence, Emilio, George, and Scott together score a total of 24 points in a tournament. They score a consecutive odd number of points from smallest to greatest in respect to the order of the names mentioned. How many points does Scott score?A5 pointsB7 pointsC3 pointsD9 points

Answer 1

We can try using the first 4 odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7) and see if their sum is 24:

$1+3+5+7=16$

The sum of these numbers is not 24.

Now, we can try the next 4 (3, 5, 7, 9):

$3+5+7+9=24$

The sum of these is 24. It means that Lawrence, Emilio, George and Scott scored 3, 5, 7 and 9 points respectively.

From these, we can conclude that Scott scored 9 points.

The correct answer is D. 9 points.