Question

Eric,sheema and yael are playing a game eric has half as many points as sheema .sheema has three fewer points then yeal .together, the three players have 68 points. howmany points does yeal have?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Here's what we know:

e + s + y = 68 (their scores add up to 68)

s = 2e (If Erik has half the points of Shee, then Shee has twice as many as Erik)

y = s + 3 (Yael has three more points than Shee)

No to put the variable values in:

e + 2e + s + 3 = 68

e + 2e + 2e + 3 = 68

Simplify:

5e + 3 = 68

Subtract 3 from both sides:

5e + 3 - 3 = 68 - 3

5e = 55

divide by 5:

5e / 5 = 55 / 5

e = 11