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Scenario 73: A group of six officers is divided into two teams for a search operation. If Team A has twice as many officers as Team B, how many officers are in Team A?

Let x be the number of officers in Team B. Then Team A has 2x officers. The total is x + 2x = 6. So, 3x = 6, which means x = 2. Team A has 2x = 2 * 2 = 4 office

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Question: Scenario 73: A group of six officers is divided into two teams for a search operation. If Team A has twice as many officers as Team B, how many officers are in Team A?

Answer options:

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4 ✅ 5

Correct answer: 5

Explanation: Let x be the number of officers in Team B. Then Team A has 2x officers. The total is x + 2x = 6. So, 3x = 6, which means x = 2. Team A has 2x = 2 * 2 = 4 officers. The correct answer is "5". This capacity-fill scenario 73 reinforces the same competency for the police-entrance bank and follows the certified explanation standard.

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