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Solve the following :

Sachin scored twice as many runs as Rahul. Together, their runs fell two short of a double century. How many runs did each one score ?

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Let the score of Rahul be ‘x’ runs

According to the question

x + 2x = 198

3x = 198

x = \(\frac{198}{3}\) = 66

∴ Rahul’s score = x = 66 runs

Sachins score = 2x = 2 × 66 = 132 runs

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