Question

fabio and carlos play on a basketball team together. in the last game, fabio had points less than times as many points as carlos. fabio scored points in the game. write an equation to determine the number of points carlos scored in the last game.

Answer 1

The question appears to contain a typo, as it is lacking specific numeric values for Fabio's score and the multiplier of Carlos' points. Assuming these values are known (X and Y), an equation (C = (F + X) / Y) can be set up to solve for the points Carlos scored in the game.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question seems to have a typo as it does not specify the exact number of points Fabio scored or the multiple used to express Carlos' points. Assuming the text should have said 'Fabio scored X points less than Y times as many points as Carlos', where X and Y are specific numbers, we can set up an equation to find the number of points Carlos scored.

Let's define C as the number of points Carlos scored. The relationship between Fabio's and Carlos' points, given the information, would be:

F = Y * C - X

Where F is Fabio's points (which we assume is known), X is how many points less Fabio scored than the multiple of Carlos' points, and Y is the multiplier used for Carlos' points.

To solve for Carlos' points, we rearrange the equation as follows:

C = (F + X) / Y

By inserting the numeric values for F, X, and Y, we can calculate the exact number of points Carlos scored.