In a chess match, a win counts as 1 point, a draw counts as 0.5 point, and a loss counts as 0 points. After 21 games between the two players, the winner was 8 points ahead of the loser. How many points did the winner have?PLS HELP

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer:

14.5

Step-by-step explanation:

First, let's confirm that total points = total number of games played.

Suppose, if any one of the player wins all the games, then,

total points = 21(1) + 0 = 21 = total number of games

Suppose, all the games end in draw. Then,

21(0.5) + 21(0.5) = 21(0.5 + 0.5) = 21(1) = 21 = total number of games

Suppose, if one player wins in 10 games and the remaining 11 games end in draw, then,

10(1) + 11(0.5 + 0.5) = 10 + 11 = 21 = total number of games

So, in all cases, total points = total number of games played

Now, let x be the points that the loser has.

So, the winner's points should be x + 8.

Total number of games played = 21

Since, total points = total number of games played,

x + (x + 8) = 21

2x + 8 = 21

2x = 21 - 8 = 13

x = 6.5

Winner's points = x + 8 = 6.5 + 8 = 14.5.



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Each student works 115 problems.

Explanation:

I'm going to copy and paste the question here, and bold important info.

"Rayville Elementary sponsors a math competition for 78 students. During the competition, the students work a total of 8,970 math problems in 4 hours. Each student works the same number of problems. How many problems does each student work?"

Now everything not bolded? Forget about it. All you need to know is that there are 78 students. They all do 8,970 # of problems. And all the students do the same amount. Now you just have to divide the # of probs. by the amount of students in the competition, and you have your answer.

8970÷78=115

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