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The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 8 to 9. If he attempted 27 passes, find how many passes he completed. Round your answer
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The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 8 to 9. If he attempted 27 passes, find how many passes he completed. Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 8 to 9. If he attempted 27 passes, find how many passes he completed. Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.
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8 to 9 is the same as 8x to 9x where 8x is # of completed passes.
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Equation:
8x + 9x = 27
17x = 27
x = 27/17
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8x = 8(27/17) = 12.7 = 13 people when rounded up.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
completed passes to attempted passes are directly proportional
completed passes, to attempted passes is or
If he passes, then completed passes; so, we have
...cross multiply
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