Question

In a basketball,afield goal counts 2points and a foul shot one point . Shreyash scored 14points in a game .He made 3 times as many field goals as foul shots. on him many shots of each kind did he score?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let, No of Shorts of getting 2

points=x

and No of Shorts of getting one point

i.e foul=y

Total number of points he get,N- 14

Acc to ques, x=3y

2x +y=14

2*3y+y=14

6y+y=14

7y=14

y=2

x=3*2=6

So, x=6,y=2