Question

Janet and Nadia each play basketball. Nadia has won twice the number of games Janet has. Is it possible for Janet to have won 10 games if the sum of the games Nadia and Janet have won together is 24?

Yes; Janet could have won 10 games because 3x = 24.
Yes; Janet could have won 10 games because 2(10) is less than 24.
No; Janet could not have won 10 games because 2x ≠ 24.
No; Janet could not have won 10 games because 3x ≠ 24.

Answer 1

Answer: No; Janet could not have won 10 games because 3x ≠ 24

Explanation:

Janet and Nadia won 30 games together. 10x2(10)=30

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Answer 2

no, janet could not have won 10 games because 3x is not equal to 24

Explanation:

if janet won twice as many as nadia that means nadia times 2

so it would be 20 to add both nadia and janet it would be over 24 therefore the answer is d

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