2006 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 3
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Problem
A football game was played between two teams, the Cougars and the Panthers. The two teams scored a total of 34 points, and the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points. How many points did the Panthers score?
Solution
Let be the number of points scored by the Cougars, and
be the number of points scored by the Panthers. The problem is asking for the value of
.