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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Dean scored a total of 252 points in 28 basketball games. Ruth played 10 fewer games than Dean. Her scoring average was 0.5 points per game higher than Dean's scoring average. How many points, in total, did Ruth score?

(A) $153$ (B) $171$ (C) $180$ (D) $266$ (E) $144$

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