Question

Millicent and Amelia play basketball, Millicent had 7 less than 2 times as many points as Amelia. Millicent scored 31points. How many points did Amelia score?

Answer 1

Answer:

Amelia scored 19 points

Explanations:

Let the number of points that Amelia had be x

Millicent's points = 31

Millicent had 7 less than 2 times as many points as Amelia

This can be interpreted mathematically as:

2x - 7 = 31

Solve for x to know the number of points that Amelia

2x = 31 + 7

2x = 38

Divide both sides by 2

2x / 2 = 38/2

x = 19

Amelia scored 19 points