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Two friends enter a contest. Kelsey scored 200 more points than Jake. Together, they collected a total of 1250 points. How many points
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Two friends enter a contest. Kelsey scored 200 more points than Jake. Together,
they collected a total of 1250 points. How many points did they each score?
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2021-07-23T09:01:18+00:00
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Kelsey: 825
Jake: 425
Subtract the amount Kelsey got more than Jake from the total:
1250 – 200 = 1050
Divide by 2:
1050/2 = 525
Jake got 525
Kelsey got 525 + 200 = 725