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Solving two-step equations:

Mia made three times as many baskets in yesterday’s basketball game as she did last Saturday. She scored a total of 24 baskets for both games. How many baskets did Mia score last Saturday?

Please show me how to do it and the answer. :)

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Answer:

Mia scored 6 baskets Last Saturday.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let:

Mia made score of baskets on Last Saturday = x

Mia made score of baskets yesterday = 3x (Mia made three times as many baskets in yesterday’s basketball game as she did last Saturday. three times means multiply 3 with score of Last Saturday baskets, i.e. x)

Total score of baskets = 24

We need to find How many baskets did Mia score last Saturday?

We can write:

Total Score = Score on Last Saturday + Score yesterday

[tex]24=x+3x[/tex]

Solving this equation we can find value of x:

[tex]24=x+3x\\24=4x\\=>4x=24\\x=\frac{24}{4}\\x=6[/tex]

So, we get value of x = 6

Mia made score of baskets on Last Saturday = x = 6

Mia scored 6 baskets Last Saturday.