Question

in a high school basketball game, sarah scored 10 points in the first half of the game. in the second half, sarah scored only 3 - point shots. sarah scored a total of 31 points during the entire game. how many 3 - point shots did sarah make in the second half?
a 5
b 7
c 10
d 14

Explanation:

Step1: Find points in second half

Total points: 31, First half: 10. So second half points: $31 - 10 = 21$.

Step2: Calculate 3 - point shots

Each 3 - point shot is 3 points. Let $x$ be number of 3 - point shots. Then $3x = 21$. Solve for $x$: $x=\frac{21}{3}=7$.

Answer:

B. 7