Alex scored 13 points in the basketball game. This was 1/5 of the total points the team scored. Write and solve an equation to determine the total points t the team score.

3 answers

13 * 5 = how many points the team scored

13 *5 = 65

The team scored 65 points
(1/5)t = 13
17. In the last basketball game, Kevin scored 2 less than a third of his team's points.
Part A: Let n represent the number of points Kevin's team scored. Write an expression for the number of points Kevin scored.

Part B: Kevin scored 14 points. How many points did the team score