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Ella and Kate played basketball last year. Ella scored 16 points per game. Kate's total points for the season were 22 less than Ella's. The following expression shows Kate's total points: 16z-22 In the expression what does the variable z represent?

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The total number of games!

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User Nick Mertin
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z represents the amount of games played in the season.
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User Daniel Dobalian
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