Let's start by setting up an equation to represent the given information.
Let "x" be the number of games they played last season.
According to the problem, the number of games this season (21) is 12 more than 1/3 of the number of games they played last season (x):
1/3x + 12 = 21
To isolate the variable, we can subtract 12 from both sides:
1/3x = 21 - 12
1/3x = 9
To get rid of the fraction, we can multiply both sides by 3:
3(1/3x) = 3(9)
x = 27
Therefore, they played 27 games last season.
Solve the following real-world problem: Mahmudullah's basketball team will play 21 games this season. That is 12 more games than 1/3
the number of games they played last season. How many games did they play last season?
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