What would be the equation?
x = # of touchdowns
In an NFL football game, the Bears scored a total of 41 poionts, including one safety (2 points) and two field goals (3 points each). After scoring a touchdown (6 points), a team is given the chance to score 1 or 2 extra points. The Bears, in trying to sccore 1 extra point after each touchdown, missed 2 extra points. How many touchdowns did the Bears get?
Equation: 41= 2 + 2(3) + 6(x-2)
but I can't get the right answer (5 touchdowns)
2 answers
The minus 2 at the end of the equation is the two missed extra points.
41 = 2 + 2(3) + 7x - 2
41 = 6 + 7x
35 = 7x
x = 5
41 = 2 + 2(3) + 7x - 2
41 = 6 + 7x
35 = 7x
x = 5
1 answer