In a basketball tournament, Team A scored 5 fewer than twice as many points as Team B. Team C scored 80 more points than Team B. The combined score for all three teams was 983 points. Write an equation to represent this scenario using the variable b to represent Team B's total points. Translate the scenario.

John used linear combination to solve the system of equations shown. he did so by multiplying the first equation by -3 and the second equation by another number to eliminate the x-terms. what number did jonas multiply the second equation by? 4x-6y=23x+5y=11

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size.it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?

Two years ago a man was six times as old as his daughter. in 18 years he will be twice as old as his daughter. determine their present ages.