Problema Solution
There were 16 fans at Jims basketball game. The home team had 3 times more fans than the visiting team. How many fans did the visiting team have?
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Let
x = the number of fans the visiting team had
3x = the number of fans the home team had
There were total of 16 fans means:
x + 3x = 16
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x = 4
The visiting team had 4 fans.