Final answer:
To find the total number of points for a team, add up the individual points scored by each member. This method is analogous to calculating total utilities or summing vector units.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the total number of points the team has altogether, one would need to compile the individual points scored by each member of the team. After gathering all the point values, you would simply add them up to get the total score. This can be compared to solving problems where you find the total utility, such as in the provided example where José's consumption of three T-shirts and two movies has a utility of 63 and 31 utils respectively, summing up to 94 utils in total.
Similarly, if dealing with vectors like in the example where 10 units and 15 units add up to give the resultant, in the context of points on a team, each player's points would be like a unit and the sum of these units would be the team's total points.
In sports statistics, such as winning and losing records over 42 seasons mentioned in the 'Try It Σ' example, individual data points (wins and losses) are tallied to provide a collective picture—akin to calculating total points for the team.