Question

There are some students playing soccer. Five students decided to join the game and now there are twenty-two students playing soccer. How many students were originally playing soccer?

Answer 1

Answer:

17 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

There are some students playing soccer.

Five students decided to join the game and now there are twenty-two students playing soccer.

Question asked:

How many students were originally playing soccer?

Solution:

Let initially number of students playing soccer = $x$

As given,

After joining 5 more students, there are 22 students playing soccer, the equation will be:-

$x+5=22$

Subtracting both side by 5

$x+5-5=22-5\\x=17\ students$

Hence, 17 students were originally playing soccer.