The histograms below show the total number of points scored in the football games and the basketball games last year for Turner High School.
Use the data sets above to complete the sentence and answer the questions below.
The number of football games with a score less than or equal to 29 is equal to half the number of basketball games with a score greater than or equal to
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For both sports, if the only games won were those with scores of 30 or higher, how many more basketball games were won compared to football games won?
What is the difference between the total maximum possible points scored by the basketball team last year and the total maximum possible points scored by the football team last year?
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For the football games, the number of games with a score less than or equal to 29 is 3.
For the basketball games, the number of games with a score greater than or equal to 30 is 4.
So, the number of football games with a score less than or equal to 29 is equal to half the number of basketball games with a score greater than or equal to 30.
For both sports, if the only games won were those with scores of 30 or higher, the football team won 1 game and the basketball team won 2 games. Therefore, 2 - 1 = 1 more basketball game was won compared to football games.
The difference between the total maximum possible points scored by the basketball team last year and the total maximum possible points scored by the football team last year is 60 points (160 - 100 = 60 points).