Question

Ned, Tony, Matt, and Juan are playing basketball. Ned scored 2p + 3 points, Tony scored 3 more points than Ned, Matt scored twice as many points as Tony, and Juan scored 8 fewer points than Ned. Write an expression that represents the total number of points scored by all four boys.

Answer 1

Ned = 2p + 3

Toy scored 3 more points than Ned.
⇒ 2p + 3 + 3 = 2p + 6

Matt scored twice as many points as Toy.
⇒2(2p + 6) = 4p + 12

Juan scored 8 fewer points than Ned.
⇒ 2p + 3 - 8 = 2p - 5

Total:
(2p + 3) + (2p + 6) + (4p + 12) + (2p - 5)
=  2p + 3 + 2p + 6 + 4p + 12 + 2p - 5
= 10p + 16

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Answer: Total numbers points = 10p + 16
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