Jake scored x points in the first basketball game. He scored 2 fewer points in the next game. His teammate, Jack, scored 2y points in the first game and 4 more than twice as many points in the next game. Write and simplify an expression for the total number of points scored by both players
Jake: x + x-2
Jack: 2y + 2(2y)+4
Jake + jack: x+x-2 + 2y + 4y+4
= 2x + 6y + 2
To find the total number of points scored by both players, we need to add up the points scored by Jake and Jack.
Let's start with Jake’s points:
In the first game, Jake scored x points.
In the next game, he scored 2 fewer points, so he scored (x - 2) points.
Now let's move on to Jack’s points:
In the first game, Jack scored 2y points.
In the next game, he scored 4 more than twice as many points, meaning he scored (2 * (2y) + 4) points, which simplifies to (4y + 4) points.
To find the total points scored by both players, we add Jake's and Jack's points together:
Total points scored = (x - 2) + (4y + 4)
Simplifying the expression:
Total points scored = x - 2 + 4y + 4
Total points scored = x + 4y + 2
So, the simplified expression for the total number of points scored by both players is x + 4y + 2.
jake- x-y+7a-9vy-u
Jaclyn- x-4+7y/8