Question

a football team won 33 games in the first three seasons the team played a total of 48 games over the three seasons. How many games did they lose overall? Let go represent the number of games that the team did not win in the first three seasons.

Answer 1

The football team played a total of 48 games in three seasons and won 33 of the 48 games. Using an algebraic equation where "go" represents the number of games the team did not win; the equations would be set up as this: "go" + 33 = 48. Balancing each side of the equation by subtracting 33; we would be left with "go" = 15.

Answer 2

they played 48 games and won 33

so they lost 48-33 = 15 games