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Paintball In many paintball tournaments there are 100 points possible in each match of a round of play. There are 7 players on each team and when a player is tagged with a paintball, he is out of the match. The team with the higher point total at the end of each round of play moves on to the next round. Use the chart below to answer exercises 11 and 12.
a. The Torches tagged 6 of the Shooters’ players and succeeded in pulling and hanging the Shooters’ flag. The Torches had 5 players remaining at the end of the match. How many points did the Torches have at the end of the match?
b. In another match, the Shooters tagged all of the Torches’ players. They succeeded in pulling the Torches’ flag but were not able to hang it before time ran out. The Shooters had 1 player left at the end of the match. How many points did the Shooters have at the end of the match?
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