Question

A basketball team practices their shooting. The function f(x) represents the number of baskets made during practice, where x is the number of players at the practice. Does a possible solution of (12, 36) make sense for this function? Explain your answer.

Yes. The input and output are both possible.
No. The input is not possible.
No. The output is not possible.
No. Neither the input nor output is possible.

Answer 1

i think it is No. The output is not possible.
am I right?

Answer 2

I'm not 100% sure but based on my cursory knowledge of basketball, there are only 5 players on a team, making the input (x, number of players) impossible rather than the output

@TheSmartOne sorry would you mind checking me on this?

Answer 3

I feel like since this is a math question, they would be testing logic and not basketball rules??


five players from a team are on the court to play another team
But this here is not a game but rather practice so you could have all the players on the court so 12 seems reasonable (teams can have up to 15 players max)

And for 12 players to make 36 baskets seems plausible so I would have gone with the input and output are both possible

The only way I see it not being possible perhaps (but then this would be logically and not thinking about the rules), despite how many players we have, there's a negative amount of baskets made, or have a negative number of players and then a positive number of baskets made

Answer 4

ohh makes sense, thanks

Answer 5

My pleasure!