A coin toss is used to determine which team will receive the ball at the beginning of a football game. The Cougars always choose tails in the toss. What are the odds in favor of the Cougars losing the toss in exactly two of three games? A. 3:5 B. 3:8 C. 5:3 D. 8:3

a.  

b.  x = 10

Step-by-step explanation:

a.  The number of home runs hit by Jack last season = x

It is given that Henry hit 3 more than half as many home runs as Jack hit.

Half of the runs hit by Jack =

3 more than half the runs =  

So, the number of home runs hit by Henry =  

But, it is given that Henry hit a total of 8 runs.

Therefore,  

b.  

Subtract 3 from both sides.

= 5

x = 5 × 2

= 10

Hence, Jack hit 10 runs in the last season.