On their last history test, Eric scored five more than twice the points that his friend Josh did. If they scored 134 points altogether, find Eric’s score plz i need help ASAP

Eric got a 91

Step-by-step explanation:

Make two equations:

We know Eric scored 5 points more than 2 times Josh’s score. E=Eric J=josh

Equation: E = 5 + 2(J)

E + J = 134

Solve for E:

J= 134 - E

Plug it into first equation: E= 5+ 2(134-E)

E= 5+(268-2E) add 2E from each side

E+ 2E = 268 + 5 reduce

3E = 273 divide by 3 to find Eric score

E= 91

You can plug it back in to find what josh received 134-91 = 43

To fact check if you multiple josh score of 43 by 2 you receive 86 which is indeed 5 points lower that 91 so it’s correct.