Question

In a soccer game, 1/6 of the players on Team A and 1/5 of the players on Team B score a goal. A total of 3 players on Team A and 3 players on Team B score a goal. How many players are on each team?

Answer 1

Team A: 18 players.

Team B: 15 players.

Explanation:

Goal scored:

Team A:
`(1)/(6)`; which equals 3 players.

Team B:
`(1)/(5)`; which equals 3 players.

So, if 1/6 equals 3 players, what is the total, we can see this as a specific expression:
`(1)/(6) x=3`; being the variable the total number of players, solving this equation:
`x=3.6=18`

Doing the same process for Team B:

`(1)/(5)x=3\\ x=3.5=15`

Hence, Team A has 18 players, and Team B has 15 players.