) Sachin scored twice as many runs as Rahul. Together, their runs fell

1.	) Sachin scored twice as many runs as Rahul. Together, their runs fell two short of a double century. How many runs did each one score?
Answer» okay so let's ASSUME that RUNS scored by Rahul = x then runs scored by Sachin = 2x Now, ACCORDING to the question x + 2x = 198 3x = 198 x = $\frac{198}{3}$ = 66 therefore, Rahul scored 66 runs and Sachin scored 2X66, that is 132 runs. Hope it helps.

) Sachin scored twice as many runs as Rahul. Together, their runs fell two short of a double century. How many runs did each one score?

Answer»

okay

so let's ASSUME that RUNS scored by Rahul = x

then runs scored by Sachin = 2x

Now, ACCORDING to the question

x + 2x = 198

3x = 198

therefore, Rahul scored 66 runs and Sachin scored 2X66, that is 132 runs.

Hope it helps.