Question

suppose your high school basketball team scored 5 runs in saturdays game. this was four more than 1/2 the runs scored by the opposing team. how many runs did the opposing team score ?

Answer 1

x = 2

Explanation:

Given that:

Your score = 5

We have to find scores of opposite team let it be x

According to given conditions:

Opponents score: (1/2)x+ 4 = 5

By simplifying:

subtract 4 from both sides:

(1/2)x + 4 -4 = 5-4

(1/2)x = 1

Multiply both sides by 2 we get

2*(1/2)x = 1*2

x = 2

Proof:

(1/2)x+ 4 = 5

Put x= 2

(1/2)*2 +4 =5

1 +4 =5

5=5

Hence proved

I hope it will help you!