Cameron and Jamal play for the same basketball team. During a game, cameron scores p points and jamal scores 21 points if altogether the players scre 75 points how many did cameron score

Answer 1

To find out how many points Cameron scored, we can set up an equation based on the information given:

Let \( p \) represent the number of points that Cameron scored. According to the problem, Jamal scores 21 points, and together they scored a total of 75 points.

The equation can be set up as follows:

\[ p + 21 = 75 \]

Now, we can solve for \( p \):

1. Subtract 21 from both sides:

\[ p = 75 - 21 \]

2. Calculate the right side:

\[ p = 54 \]

So, Cameron scored 54 points.