In a basketball game, Sam scored 34 pts, consisting only of 3 point shots and 2 point shots. He made a total of 15 shots. How many shots of each type did he make?

Answer 1

3x+2y=34
x+y = 15 so y = 15-x

3x +2(15-x) = 34
3x + 30 -2x = 34

x = 4
y = 11