Sports Statistics and Systems of Equations

In a basketball game, Team A scored 20 points more than Team B. If the total score of both teams was 86 points, how many points did Team A score? Answer: 6
A soccer player scored x goals in the first half of a game and twice as many in the second half. If the total goals scored in the game was 18, how many goals did he score in the first half? Answer: 1.5
In a volleyball tournament, Team X won 4 matches more than Team Y. If the total matches won by both teams is 40, how many matches did Team Y win? Answer: 7
A baseball player has two types of hits: singles and doubles. If he hit twice as many singles as doubles and had a total of 15 hits, how many singles did he hit? Answer: 3
During a track meet, Runner A finished his race 3 seconds faster than Runner B. If Runner A finished in 27 seconds, how long did Runner B take? Answer: 5
In a game, Player 1 scored three times as many points as Player 2. If together, they scored 60 points, how many points did Player 2 score? Answer: 12
Team A scored 10 less than twice the number of points scored by Team B. If Team A scored 32 points, how many points did Team B score? Answer: 10
In a championship game, Team C scored a total of 50 points, which is 5 more points than Team D. How many points did Team D score? Answer: 2
A tennis player wins 4 times as many matches as she loses. If she has won 80 matches, how many has she lost? Answer: 20
In a football season, Team E won 7 more games than Team F. If together they won 45 games, how many games did Team F win? Answer: 8
In a cycling event, Rider 1 traveled at a speed of 15 mph while Rider 2 traveled at a speed of 20 mph. If Rider 1 ridden for 3 hours and Rider 2 for 2 hours, how far apart were they at the end? Answer: 45
Two players are training for a marathon. Player A runs 4 miles more than Player B each week. If their combined distance run in a week is 40 miles, how many miles does Player B run? Answer: 3
In a swimming competition, Swimmer 1 has completed 2 laps less than Swimmer 2. If they have collectively completed 38 laps, how many laps did Swimmer 2 complete? Answer: 14
In a basketball tournament, Team G scored 24 points while Team H scored 12 points less. How many points did Team H score? Answer: 12
A running club consists of adults and children. If the number of adults is 5 more than twice the number of children and there are 23 members in total, how many children are there? Answer: 3
In a rugby match, Player 1 scored 5 points more than Player 2. If their total score was 41 points, how many points did Player 2 score? Answer: 16
A pair of tennis players won a total of 33 games. If Player X won 5 more games than Player Y, how many games did Player Y win? Answer: 3
A figure skater practiced 4 hours more than a peer this week. If together they practiced 56 hours, how many hours did the peer practice? Answer: 28
In a baseball season, Team I won 3 more games than Team J. If Team J won 15 games, how many games did Team I win? Answer: 18
In a soccer league, Team K scored twice as many goals as Team L. If they scored a total of 36 goals, how many goals did Team L score? Answer: 9