virat made twice as many runs as Rohit. The total of their scores is 2

1.	virat made twice as many runs as Rohit. The total of their scores is 2 less than a double century. How many runs did each of them make?
Answer» Let the runs made by Rohit be x. ∴ Runs made by Virat = 2x According to the given condition, x + 2x = 200 – 2 ∴ 3x = 198 ∴ x = 198/3 = 66 ∴ Runs made by Virat = 2x = 2 × 66 = 132 ∴ The runs made by Virat and Rohit are 132 and 66 respectively.

virat made twice as many runs as Rohit. The total of their scores is 2 less than a double century. How many runs did each of them make?

Answer»

Let the runs made by Rohit be x.

∴ Runs made by Virat = 2x

According to the given condition,

x + 2x = 200 – 2

∴ 3x = 198

∴ x = 198/3 = 66

∴ Runs made by Virat = 2x = 2 × 66 = 132

∴ The runs made by Virat and Rohit are 132 and 66 respectively.