let w = two pointers ... and ... h = three pointers
w = 2 h
2 w + 3 h = 56
substituting ... 2 (2 h) + 3 h = 56 ... 7 h = 56
solve for h , then substitute back to find w
In a girl's basketball game, Brooklyn scored 56 points from 2-pointers and 3-pointers.
Her father in the stands remarked that she made twice as many 2-pointers as 3-pointers during the game.
How many of each did she make?
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