Question
armadillo’s basketball team play 21 games this season. That is 12 games more than 1/3 the number of games they played last season.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let \( x \) be the number of games the armadillo's basketball team played last season. According to the information given, we can set up the equation:
\[
21 = \frac{1}{3}x + 12
\]
To solve for \( x \), first isolate \( \frac{1}{3}x \) by subtracting 12 from both sides:
\[
21 - 12 = \frac{1}{3}x
\]
\[
9 = \frac{1}{3}x
\]
Next, multiply both sides by 3 to solve for \( x \):
\[
9 \times 3 = x
\]
\[
x = 27
\]
So, the armadillo's basketball team played **27 games** last season.
\[
21 = \frac{1}{3}x + 12
\]
To solve for \( x \), first isolate \( \frac{1}{3}x \) by subtracting 12 from both sides:
\[
21 - 12 = \frac{1}{3}x
\]
\[
9 = \frac{1}{3}x
\]
Next, multiply both sides by 3 to solve for \( x \):
\[
9 \times 3 = x
\]
\[
x = 27
\]
So, the armadillo's basketball team played **27 games** last season.