My question is: Mona plays a multiplayer video game on the weekends. She joins groups with four other players to complete objectives in the game. The past weekend, she joined 9 groups. One of the groups included two players she had grouped with before that weekend, and another group included one person she had grouped with before. How many unique players did Mona group with on the video game that weekend? Your thoughts:
Mona joined 9 groups, so she played with 9 * 4 = 36 people. She grouped with 2 + 1 = 3 people twice. Thus, she played with 36 - 3 = 33 unique players that weekend. The final answer: 33.