Question

Your basketball team scores 126 points every 3 games. Your friend's basketball team scores 210 every 5 games. Whose team scores the most points per game? Show your work.

Answer 1

The first basket team scores 126 points in every 3 games

This implies that, the total points scored in the three games is 126 points

`\begin{gathered} \text{Average =}\frac{\text{SUM}}{n} \\ \text{ sum = 126} \\ n\text{ = 3} \\ \text{Average =}(126)/(3) \\ \text{Avearge = 42 points} \\ \text{The first basketball team scores 42 points per game} \end{gathered}`

The second basket ball team has a total points of 210 points for every 5 games played

Total points = 210

Number of games played = 5

`\begin{gathered} \text{Average =}\frac{\text{ sum}}{n} \\ \text{Average = }(210)/(5) \\ \text{Average = 42 points} \\ \text{The second basket ball team scores 42 points per game} \end{gathered}`

Hence, both basket ball teams score 42 points per game played

For the first basketball team.

The played a total games of 3

The points the accumulated in the three games played is 126 points

To find the number of points scores in each each game, we need to divide the total points scored during the three games by the total number of hames played

Points per each game = total points scores / number of games played

Points per each game = 126/ 3

Points per game = 42 points