Lizzy: This weekend's football game matched the Seattle Seahawks with the Denver Broncos. The final score was 37-23, with the Seattle Seahawks taking the win. If a touchdown is worth 7 points and a field goal is worth 3 points, how many touchdowns did the Seattle Seahawks score if they scored 3 field goals during the game?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
The Seattle Seahawks scored 3 field goals during the length of the game and each field goal is worth 3 points, so 3 * 3 = 9 points were made by the Seattle Seahawks from field goals. The Seattle Seahawks won so their total points would be 37 with 9 of those points accrued through the scoring of field goals, which makes 37 - 9 = 28 points left to be scored by touchdowns. There are 28 points scored by touchdowns and each touchdown is worth 7 points, so this means that 28 / 7 = 4 touchdowns were scored by the Seattle Seahawks throughout the game. Final answer: 4.