There are 60 athletes signed up for a neighborhood basketball competition. Players can
select to play in the 6-player games ("3 on 3") or the 2-player games ("1 on 1").
1. All 60 athletes sign up for only one kind of game. Complete the table to show different
combinations of games that could be played.
number of 6-player games
3
7
number of 2-player
games (y)
games and
3
15
2. Write an equation to represent the situation illustrated in the table.
3. There are 14 games total played. Write an equation to represent this relationship.
2. Solve the system of equations you just wrote. There will be
2-player games played.
6-player