Craig scored 12 points in a game marla scores twice as ma y points as craig but 5 fewer points than nelson scored how many points did nelson score

If you would like to know how many points did Nelson score, you can calculate this using the following steps:

Craig: 12 points
Nelson: n points = ?
Marla: twice as many points as Craig ... 2 * 12 points = 24 points
           5 fewer points than Nelson ... n - 5

n - 5 = 24
n = 24 + 5
n = 29 points

The correct result would be 29 points.