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Jaiden kept an eye on the soccer match by looking online every 15 minutes over the course of 3 hours. During the 3 hours there were 5 times Jaiden's favorite team was ahead by 2 points, and 5 times Jaiden's favorite team was behind by 3 points. All other times were tied.

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Jaiden's favorite team was ahead 5 times, behind 5 times, and tied 2 times during the soccer match over the course of 3 hours.

The student asked how many times Jaiden's favorite team was ahead, behind, or tied during the soccer match.

Over the course of 3 hours, Jaiden looked online every 15 minutes, so there were a total of 12 intervals.

Within these intervals, Jaiden's team was ahead by 2 points 5 times, behind by 3 points 5 times, and tied for the remaining 2 times.

The team's lead and deficit canceled each other out, resulting in a total of 0 points difference at the end of the 3 hours.

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