Question

Solve the following real-world problem: Ahmadullah’s basketball team will play 21 games this season. That is 12 games more than 13
the number of games they played last season. How many games did they play last season?

Answer 1

Let x = number of games last season. The season total is 12 more, so

x + 12 = 21

x = 21 − 12 = 9.

They played 9 games last season.