Fabio and Carlos play on a basketball team together. In the last game, Fabio had 7 points less than 2 times as many points as Carlos. Fabio scored 31 points in the game. How many points did Carlos score in the last game?
Q. Fabio and Carlos play on a basketball team together. In the last game, Fabio had 7 points less than 2 times as many points as Carlos. Fabio scored 31 points in the game. How many points did Carlos score in the last game?
Denote Carlos' Points: Let's denote Carlos' points as C. According to the problem, Fabio scored 7 points less than twice as many points as Carlos. This can be written as an equation:Fabio's points =2×C−7We know Fabio scored 31 points, so we can substitute this into the equation:31=2×C−7
Equation for Fabio's Points: Now, we need to solve for C. First, we add 7 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with C on one side:31+7=2×C−7+738=2×C
Solve for C: Next, we divide both sides of the equation by 2 to solve for C:238=22×C19=C
Carlos' Points Calculation: We have found that Carlos scored 19 points in the last game.
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