Ella and kate played basketball last year. ella scored 16 points per game. kate's total points for the season were 22 less than ella's. the following expression shows kate's total points:
16z − 22
in the expression, what does variable z represent?
ella's total points for the season.
kate's total points for the season.
the number of games that ella played.
kate's points per game.

In the expression 16z -22  z variable in the expression represented the number of games that Ella played.

Step-by-step explanation:

As given the expression in the question be as follow .

= 16z - 22

As given

Ella scored 16 points per game.

Therefore z variable in the expression represented the number of games that Ella played.

in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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