Question

Tabitha was shooting free throws in gym class. She completed 5 of the shots, which was a third of 5 more than Joan completed.



What is the number of free throws, n, that Joan completed?

Answer 1

Let's say t stands for tabithia. She scored 5 shots. So t=5.
5 was one third of 5 more than Joan. Let's use j for Joan. So t=1/3(j+5).
Knowing this we can set 5 equal to 1/3(j+5) and we can find j

Answer 2

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