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a basketball player scored 17 timea during one game. He scored a total of 21 pts,two for each two-pt shot and one for each free throw. How many two-pt shots did he make? How many free throws?

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N2+m1=21
N+m=17

subtract second equation fromfirs
N=4
M=13

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