Lee scored 25 points in yesterday's game. That was 3 more than twice the number of points Alex scored.

Question

Which equation can be used to find, a, the number of points Alex scored?

Answers
A.25+3=2a
B.25=3+2a
C.2(25)+3=a
D.2(25)=3+a

Answer 1

Let a represent the number of points Alex scored.

According to the information given, Lee scored 3 more than twice the number of points Alex scored.

Since 2 times a is twice the number of points Alex scored, the equation would be:

2a + 3 = 25

Therefore, the correct equation would be:

A) 2a + 3 = 25