Question

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?

Answer 1

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`