At a basketball game, a team made 58 successful shots. They were a combination of 1- and 2- point shots. The team scored 99 points in all. How many 1- point and 2- point shots were scored?

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Answer:

58

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the team only scored 1 point and 2 point shots, and the total number of shots is 58, and you are asking for the total amount of shots...

Answer: seventeen 1- point and forty one 2- point shots were scored

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of 1- point shots that the team made.

Let y represent the number of 2- point shots that the team made.

At the basketball game, the team made 58 successful shots. They were a combination of 1- and 2- point shots. This means that

x + y = 58

The team scored 99 points in all. This means that

x + 2y = 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - -1

Substituting x = 58 - y into equation 1, it becomes

58 - y + 2y = 99

- y + 2y = 99 - 58

y = 41

x = 58 - y = 58 - 41

x = 17