In a cricket match Virat scored twice as many runs as Pujara. Together they fell short of 8 runs of a triple century. Find their scores
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In a cricket match Virat scored twice as many runs as Pujara. Together they fell short of 8 runs of a triple century. Find their scores
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Let the pujara scored x runsGiven that virat scored twice as many runs as Rahul.Therefore, The runs scored by virat is 2xGiven that Their total runs fell two short of double century.Therefore, x+2x=200−2⟹3x=198⟹x=66Therefore, the runs scored by pujara is 66 and the runs scored by virat is 2×66=132
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Let the Pujara scored y runs
Given that scored Virat twice as many runs as Pujara
Therefore, The runs scored by Virat is 2x
Given that Their total runs fell 8 short of triple century.
Therefore, x+2x=300−8
⟹3x=292
⟹x=97.33
Therefore, the runs scored by Rahul is 97.33 and
the runs scored by Sachin is 2×97.33=194.66