the Panthers team won exactly 2 of its 9 games. by winning all its remaining N games, the panthers ended with victories half of the games it played. what number does N represent?
2+number won over 9+number played=1/2 number won=number played (number played means how many more past 9)
so if n=number won=number played then[tex] \frac{2+n}{9+n}= \frac{1}{2} [/tex] times both sides by (2)(9+n) 2(2+n)=9+n distribute 4+2n=9+n minus n from both sides 4+n=9 minus 4 from both sides n=5