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The hockey team had 18 students try out for the team, which was 2 times the number of students who tried out for the soccer team. How many students tried out for the soccer team?

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Answer:

Number of students in the soccer team
=9

Explanation:

Number of students in the hockey team
=18

Let
x denotes number of students in the soccer team.

The hockey team had 18 students try out for the team, which was 2 times the number of students who tried out for the soccer team.


18=2x\\(18)/(2)=x\\9=x

Therefore,

Number of students in the soccer team
=9

User Mohit Lakhanpal
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