Find the number of basketball teams that can be formed from 14 men who want to play on the team. A. 3003 B. 2003 C. 2004 D. 2010
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In basketball, a team typically consists of 5 players on the court at a time. Therefore, we need to divide the total number of players (14) by the number of players on a team (5). 14 / 5 = 2 remainder 4 This means that we can form 2 full teams with 5 players Show more…
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