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?

A. 27 games
B. 33 games
C. 7 games
D. 11 games

1 answer

Let x represent the number of games they played last season.

According to the problem:
x/3 + 12 = 21
x/3 = 9
x = 27

Therefore, they played 27 games last season.

Answer: A. 27 games