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a basketball player has already scored 56 points in a game the team record for point a in a game is 72 which equation would allow you to find out how many more points the player needs to tie the record

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One equation that would work is 56+x=72 where x is the number of points the player needs.
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Answer: The player needs 16 more points to tie the record.

Explanation:

Let the number of points the player needs to tie the record be 'x'.

Number of points that a basketball player has already scored = 56

Number of points a team need for record in a game = 72

According to question, it becomes,


x+56=72\\\\x=72-56\\\\x=16

Hence, the player needs 16 more points to tie the record.

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