Question
Solve the following real-world problem: Ahmadullah'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?(1 point)
27 games
33 games
7 games
11 games
27 games
33 games
7 games
11 games
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let "x" be the number of games they played last season.
Since this season the team will play 21 games, we can set up the equation: 21 = x/3 + 12.
Subtracting 12 from both sides gives 9 = x/3.
Multiplying both sides by 3 gives x = 27.
Therefore, they played 27 games last season.
Answer: 27 games.
Since this season the team will play 21 games, we can set up the equation: 21 = x/3 + 12.
Subtracting 12 from both sides gives 9 = x/3.
Multiplying both sides by 3 gives x = 27.
Therefore, they played 27 games last season.
Answer: 27 games.