Question

During an intramural basketball game, Team A scored 12 fewer points than Team B. Together, both teams scored a total of 150 points. How many points did Team A score during the game?

75 points

81 points

70 points

69 points

Answer 1

The answer is 69 points, 69 + 12 = 81.

81 is the score for team B

69 is the score for team A

81 + 69 = 150.

Therefor, the answer is Team A scored 69 points.

Answer 2

Team A: x - 12

Team B: x

Team A + Team B = Total Points

 x - 12   +     x        =        150

                  2x - 12 = 150

                          2x = 162

                            x = 81

Team A: x - 12   = (81) - 12   = 69

Answer: 69 points