Question

A football team keeps game balls and practice balls in their equipment bag. They have 3 game balls for every 8 total balls in the bag, if the team has 16 balls in the bag, how many practice balls do they have?

Answer 1

Let's solve this problem step by step.

Let's assume the number of practice balls in the bag is "P."

According to the given information, the team has 3 game balls for every 8 total balls in the bag. So, the number of game balls can be calculated using the following equation:

Game balls = (3/8) * Total balls

We know that the total number of balls in the bag is 16. Substituting this value into the equation, we can find the number of game balls:

Game balls = (3/8) * 16 = 6

Since the total number of balls in the bag is the sum of game balls and practice balls, we can write the equation:

Total balls = Game balls + Practice balls

Substituting the known values, we can solve for the number of practice balls:

16 = 6 + P

Subtracting 6 from both sides of the equation:

P = 16 - 6 = 10

Therefore, the football team has 10 practice balls in their equipment bag.