A basketball team will play 12 home games during the season. it has played 6 home games so far. of the season's remaining games, 1/3 will be played at home. The equation 1/3g+6=12 can be used to find the the total number of games, g, remaining this season. How many games, g, remain in the season

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Aidan Chambers

12 March, 00:45

A basketball team will play 12 home games during the season. it has played 6 home games so far. of the season's remaining games, 1/3 will be played at home. The equation 1/3g+6=12 can be used to find the the total number of games, g, remaining this season. How many games, g, remain in the season

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Terrell Woodard · Answer 1

18

Step-by-step explanation:

⅓g + 6 = 12

⅓g = 6 Subtracted 6 from each side

g = 18 Multiplied each side by 3

18 games remain in the season.

Check:

⅓ * 18 + 6 = 12

6 + 6 = 12

12 = 12