Alexandria High School scored 37 points in a football game. Six points are awarded for each touchdown. After each touchdown, the team can earn one point for the extra kick or two points for a 2-point conversion. The team scored one fewer 2-point conversions than extra kicks. The team scored 10 times during the game. How many touchdowns were made during the game?

Five touchdowns were made in the game

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to know the number of touchdowns made during the game.

We proceed as follows;

Let the number of touch downs be x

So the total points earned through touchdowns is 6 * x = 6x

The number of scores is 10 times

Let the number of extra kick be y which means that the number of conversions will be (y-1)

So the total number of score times will be ;

x + y + y-1 = 10

x + 2y = 11 •••••••••(i)

Now let’s work with points

Touch down points = 6 * x = 6x

Points from extra kick = 1 * y = y

Points from 2-point conversions = 2(y-1) = 2y - 2

So;

6x + y + 2y -2 = 37

6x + 3y = 37 + 2

6x + 3y = 39

divide through by 3

2x + y = 13 •••••••(ii)

So now solve simultaneously

From ii, y = 13 - 2x

Put this into i

x + 2(13-2x) = 11

x + 26 - 4x = 11

x -4x = 11-26

-3x = -15

x = -15/-3

x = 5

There are five touchdowns in the game

region b will make the inequalities y < 2x + 1 and y > -x - 2 true ⇒ answer a

step-by-step explanation:

* lets study the graph and the inequality to solve the question

- the inequality y > -x - 2

∵ the form of the inequality is y > mx + c , m is the slope of the line

  and c is the y-intercept (the line intersect y-axis at point (0 , c)

∴ c = -2 that means the line intersect the y-axis at point (0 , -2)

∵ the sign of the inequality is >

∴ we shad the part over the line

  region a and b

- the inequality y < 2x + 1

∵ the form of the inequality is y > mx + c , m is the slope of the line

  and c is the y-intercept (the line intersect y-axis at point (0 , c)

∴ c = 1 that means the line intersect the y-axis at point (0 , 1)

∵ the sign of the inequality is <

∴ we shad the part under the line

  region b and c

∵ the common region between the two lines is region b

∴ region b will make the inequalities y < 2x + 1 and y > -x - 2 true