SOLUTION: A basketball player makes 3 out of 4 free throws. Predict how many throws they will make out of 28?
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Question 256603: A basketball player makes 3 out of 4 free throws. Predict how many throws they will make out of 28?
Found 4 solutions by drk, richwmiller, checkley77, palanisamy:
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We will have a proportion, or two fractions equal to each other as
cross multiply to get
divide by 4 to get
They will make 21 out of 28.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/4=x/28
21=x
Also
factor 28 into 4*7
and we get 3*7=21
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 out of 4=.75
.75*28=21 free throws should be made.
Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Out of 4 free throws a basketball player succeeds 3
Out of 28 free throws a basketball player succeeds (3/4)*28 = 21
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