Question

A home team's score was 102 points. If you doubled the visiting team's score and subtracted 60, you would also have 102 points. What was the visiting team's score.

Answer 1

Let x=the visitor's score

We are given that double x minus 60 is equal to 102. So:
\[2x-60=102\] From here, we can solve for x by adding 60 to both sides:
\[2x=162\] And divide both sides by 2:
\[x=81 points\] If you'd like, you can check that this is correct by doubling it, subtracting 60, and seeing if it equals 102.