Question

In the basketball game, Sarah made three times as many 2-point shots as 3-point shots. She made 8 shots in all. How many 2-point shots did she make?

Answer 1

If she made x 3-pointers, then she made 3x two-pointers.

x+3x = 8
x = 2
So, 2 3-pt and 6 2-pt