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.
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
To solve this problem, we can set up an equation using the given information. Let's define "t" as the total points the team scored.
We know that Alex scored 13 points, which is 1/5 of the total points. This means that (1/5) of t equals 13.
To represent this mathematically, we can write:
(1/5)t = 13
To solve for t, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5 to get rid of the fraction:
5 * (1/5)t = 5 * 13
t = 65
Therefore, the total points the team scored, t, is 65.