Andrew plays on a basketball team. In two games he scored of the total number of points his team scored. His team scored 55 points in the first game and 35 points in the second game. What was the number of points Andrew scored in these two games?
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In the first game, Andrew scored 55 * 1/3 = <<55*1/3=18.33>>18.33 points.
In the second game, Andrew scored 35 * 1/4 = <<35*1/4=8.75>>8.75 points.
So in total Andrew scored 18.33 + 8.75 = <<18.33+8.75=27.08>>27.08 points. Answer: \boxed{27}.
To find the total number of points Andrew scored in these two games, we need to determine what fraction of the total points his team scored he contributed.
In the first game, Andrew scored of the team's 55 points. That would be of 55, or .
In the second game, Andrew scored of the team's 35 points. That would be of 35, or .
To find the total number of points Andrew scored, we add his contributions from each game:
+ = +
Calculating the addition, we get:
+ =
Therefore, Andrew scored 18 points in these two games.
To find the number of points Andrew scored in these two games, we need to calculate of the total number of points his team scored in each game.
In the first game, Andrew scored of the total 55 points. To calculate this, we multiply 55 by :
55 * = 36.67
Since we can't have a fraction of a point, we round this to the nearest whole number, which is 37.
In the second game, Andrew scored of the total 35 points. To calculate this, we multiply 35 by :
35 * = 18.33
Again, we round this to the nearest whole number, which is 18.
Therefore, Andrew scored 37 points in the first game and 18 points in the second game.