Ned, tony, matt, and juan are playing basketball. ned scored 2p + 3 points, tony scored 3 more points than ned, matt scored twice as many points as tony, and juan scored 8 fewer points than ned. write an expression that represents the total number of points scored by all four boys.

Ned = 2p + 3

Toy scored 3 more points than Ned.
⇒ 2p + 3 + 3 = 2p + 6

Matt scored twice as many points as Toy.
⇒2(2p + 6) = 4p + 12

Juan scored 8 fewer points than Ned.
⇒ 2p + 3 - 8 = 2p - 5

Total:
(2p + 3) + (2p + 6) + (4p + 12) + (2p - 5)
=  2p + 3 + 2p + 6 + 4p + 12 + 2p - 5
= 10p + 16


Total numbers points = 10p + 16