Question

Mark, Tim, and Toby played golf and had a combined score of 293. Mark beat Tim by 8 strokes and Toby beat Tim by 2 strokes. What did each player score? (Hint: If a player beats another player, their score is LOWER.)

Answer 1

To answer the question, let x be Tim's score. With this representation, Mark's score is x - 8 and that of Toby is x - 2. The sum of their scores should be 293. 
                                       x + (x - 8) + (x -2) = 293
The value of x is 101. Therefore, Tim's score is 101. Mark and Toby scored 93 and 99, respectively.