Question

Tri scored a total of 31 points in the basketball game, and he scored p points in the second half of the game. Write an expression to determine the number of points he scored in the first half of the game. Then, find the number of points he scored in the first half of the game if he scored 7 points in the second half of the game.

Answer 1

If he scored x points in the first half, then
x+p = 31
now do part (b)