Question

Which variable is most important to the following problem?

Evan and Josh play on a basketball team. Evan played the whole first quarter
and the first 4 minutes of the second quarter. Josh played the rest of the
second quarter and all of the third quarter. Evan played the whole fourth
quarter. If each quarter is 10 minutes long, how long did Evan play?

A. the number of minutes Josh played in the fourth quarter
B. the number of players on the team
C. the number of minutes Evan played
D. the number of times Evan was substituted into the game

Answer 1

C.

Explanation:

Add up the number of minutes Evan played. you can ignore the number of minutes Josh played, the number of players in the team and the number of times Evan was substituted.

Answer 2

The number of minutes Evan played.

Explanation:

The most important variable is : The number of minutes Evan played.

As at the end we have to find out how long did Evan play. And to get the answer, we have to consider Evan's play time in each quarter.

By adding all those numbers, we will get the answer.

Hence, option C is correct.