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the big town football team outscored its opponents 5:2 last season. if their opponents scored 38 points, how many points did big town score?

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5x:2x
2x=38 so to solve for x, divide both sides by 2 --> x=19
Now multiply x by 5 to find big town's score --> 5*19=95

Answer:  The big town team scored 95 points.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that the big town football  team outscored its opponents 5:2 last season and their opponents scored 38 points.

We are to find the points scored by big town team.

Let 5x and 2x represents the points scored by big town team and their opponents.

Then, according to the given information, we have

[tex]2x=38\\\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{38}{2}\\\\\Rightarrow x=19.[/tex]

Therefore, the points scored by big town team is given by

[tex]5\times19=95.[/tex]

Thus, the big town team scored 95 points.

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