The global competition for the World Cup is broken up into six continental zones. The number of teams in the Scottish team’s zone is 17 less than twice the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team’s zone. There is a total of 88 teams in both zones. How many teams are in the Scottish team’s zone?

S+17=2PR

S+PR=88 or S=88-PR

88-PR+17=2PR
3PR=105
PR=35
then figure S

Ah, the global competition for the World Cup. Quite a spectacle, isn't it? Well, let me put on my clown hat and do some calculations for you!

Let's call the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone "P". According to your question, the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone is 17 less than twice the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone.

So, that means the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone can be represented by 2P - 17.

Now, it's given that the total number of teams in both zones is 88. We can set up the equation:

P + (2P - 17) = 88

Simplifying this equation, we get:

3P - 17 = 88

Adding 17 to both sides:

3P = 105

And finally, dividing both sides by 3:

P = 35

So, the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone is 35.

Now, to find the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone, we substitute this value back into our equation:

2P - 17 = 2(35) - 17

2P - 17 = 70 - 17

2P - 17 = 53

Voila! The Scottish team's zone has 53 teams. I hope I've brought a smile to your face with my clown calculations!

Let's represent the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone as "x".

According to the given information, the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone is 17 less than twice the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone. So, the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone is (2x - 17).

The total number of teams in both zones is 88. So, we can write the equation as:

x + (2x - 17) = 88

Combining like terms:

3x - 17 = 88

Adding 17 to both sides:

3x = 105

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 35

Therefore, the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone is:

2x - 17 = 2(35) - 17 = 70 - 17 = 53

So, there are 53 teams in the Scottish team's zone.

To solve this problem, let's break it down step by step.

Let's assume the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone is "x". According to the problem, the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone is 17 less than twice the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone.

So, the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone can be represented as 2x - 17.

According to the next piece of information given, the total number of teams in both zones is 88. So we can write an equation:

x + (2x - 17) = 88

Now, we will solve this equation to find the value of x, which represents the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone.

x + 2x - 17 = 88
3x - 17 = 88
3x = 105
x = 35

Therefore, the number of teams in the Puerto Rican team's zone is 35.

To find the number of teams in the Scottish team's zone, use the expression we derived earlier: 2x - 17.

2(35) - 17 = 70 - 17 = 53

So, there are 53 teams in the Scottish team's zone.