Question

60 people attend a game night. Everyone chooses to play chess (a two-player game) or cribbage (a four-player game). All 60 people are playing either chess or cribbage.

Complete the table by filling in the blanks below showing some possible combinations of the number of each type of game being played. You will need your answers for question 10.

Answer 1

The completed table showing the combinations would be:

Chess Cribbage Games

52 8

12 48

45 15

2 58

How to find the combinations ?

To find the combinations, simply subtract the number of players of the given games, from the total of 60 players to find the number playing the other game.

8 Cribbage players :

= 60 - 8

= 52 chess players

12 Chess players :

= 60 - 12

= 48 cribbage players

15 cribbage players :

= 60 - 15

= 45 chess players

2 chess players :

= 60 - 2

= 58 cribbage players