Question

Lebron James scored 34 points on a combination of 21 foul shots (1 point) and two pointers. How many shots of each type did he make.

Answer 1

number of foul shots --- x
number of 2 ptrs ------- 21-x

solve for x:

x + 2(21-x) = 34

Answer 2

x=8 is number of foul shots

21-x = 21-8
= 13 is the number of two pointer shots.