Question

consider the equation x/5-2=11. if x represents the number of basketball players that have signed up for a new league, what is a possible scenario that would be modeled by this equation?

Answer 1

X basketball players who tried out for the team were chosen. They were distributed into 5 groups each. In one of the groups, 2 of the teammates left. How many players did that group have?

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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:Sample Response: The equation could model a scenario determining the number of players on each team in a league of five teams, if 2 players have to be taken out of the possible players to be referees and to keep score. There will be 11 players on each team.