Question

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Sachin scored twice as many runs as Rahul. Together, their runs fell two short
of a double century. How many runs did each one score?
Solve the following:​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the Rahul scored x runs

Given that Sachin scored twice as many runs as Rahul.

Therefore, The runs scored by Sachin is 2x

Given that Their total runs fell two short of double century.

Therefore, x+2x=200−2

⟹3x=198

⟹x=66

Therefore, the runs scored by Rahul is 66 and

the runs scored by Sachin is 2×66=132