A soccer team has 24 players. They have scored 150 goals on the season. There have been 15 games played. 1/3 of the players have averaged 1 goal each per game. How many total goals have the other players scored?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
8 players have averaged 1 goal a game because 24 x (1 / 3) = 8. These players average a total of 8 goals a game because 8 x 1 = 8. These players have scored 120 goals because 8 x 15 = 120. The remaining players have scored 30 total goals because 150 - 120 = 30.
Thus, the answer is 30.