Question

In a basketball game a field goal counts 2 points and a foul shot 1 point. Shreyash scored 14 points in a game. He made 3 times as many field goal as foul shot. On how many shots of each kind did he score?

Answer 1

Answer:

Number of Foul shots made = 2

Number of Field goals = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

In the question,

The points for a field goal = 2

The points for a foul shot = 1

Points scored by Shreyash = 14

Let us say number of foul shots made by Shreyash = x

so,

Number of field goals = 3x

So,

Total score = Score from field goal + Score from Foul shot

Total score = 2(3x) + 1(x)

14 = 6x + x7x = 14

x = 2

Therefore, we can say,

Number of Foul shots made = 2

Number of Field goals = 6