During a basketball game, you made 11 shots of either 2 or 3 points. You scored a
total of 25 points. How many shots of each point value did you make?
Let
x -----> number of shots of 2 points
y -----> number of shots of 3 points
we have that
x+y=11
x=11-y -----> equation A
and
2x+3y=25 -----> equation B
substitute equation A in equation B
2(11-y)+3y=25
solve for y
22-2y+3y=25
y=25-22
y=3
Find the value of x
x=11-3
x=8
therefore
