Daily Math Challenge

๐Ÿ“š Sports โญ Hard ๐ŸŽ“ Grade 6-8
A basketball player scores 28 points in a game by making 3-pointers and 2-pointers. If they made 6 three-pointers, how many 2-pointers did they make?
Answer
5 two-pointers

๐Ÿ“ Step-by-Step Solution

1
Three-pointers: 6 ร— 3 = 18 points
2
Remaining points: 28 - 18 = 10 points
3
Two-pointers: 10 รท 2 = 5 two-pointers
๐Ÿ’ก Helpful Hints
โ€ข Calculate points from three-pointers
โ€ข Subtract from total
โ€ข Divide by 2 to find number of two-pointers