PLEASE HELP 30 POINTS

The amount of money, in dollars, in an account after t years is given by a = 1000(1.03)^t. the initial deposit into the account was $_^a0 and the interest rate was _a1% per year. only enter numbers in the boxes. do not include any commas or decimal points^t. the initial deposit into the account was $__^a0 and the interest rate is % per year.

How do you use the elimination method for this question? explain, because i really want to understand!

Sue's average score for three bowling games was 162. in the second game, sue scored 10 less than in the first game. in the third game, she scored 13 less than in the second game. what was her score in the first game?