On a certain test, Bill scored 20 more points than John, but half as many points as Sue. If the sum of the scores of the three students was 220 points, how many points did Bill receive?
Options: A) 30 B) 40 C) 50 D) 60 E) 100
consider john's points as x   so bill's points are x +20   So sue's points are 2x +40   total of all three students is 4x +60, but this total is given as 220   x = 40   so bill's points = 40 +20= 
<gadget id="calculator">40 +20</gadget>
<output>60</output>
60   correct answer option 60
<result>D</result>
On a certain test, Bill scored 20 more points than John, but half as many points as Sue. If the sum of the scores of the three students was 220 points, how many points did Bill receive?