Question

Annette’s soccer team will play 15 games this season That is 7 games fewer than 2 times the number of games they played last season. How many games did they play last year

Answer 1

Let \( x \) be the number of games Annette's soccer team played last season. According to the problem, this season they will play 15 games, and this is 7 games fewer than 2 times the number of games they played last season. We can set up the equation as follows:

\[
15 = 2x - 7
\]

Now, we will solve for \( x \).

1. Add 7 to both sides of the equation:

\[
15 + 7 = 2x
\]
\[
22 = 2x
\]

2. Divide both sides by 2:

\[
x = \frac{22}{2}
\]
\[
x = 11
\]

Therefore, the number of games Annette's soccer team played last season is \( \boxed{11} \).