SOLUTION: Jacinta plays basketball. She scores 5 goals in 3 games. If she continues to score goals in this pattern how many games will she need to play to score a total of 40 goals?

Question 229425: Jacinta plays basketball. She scores 5 goals in 3 games. If she continues to score goals in this pattern how many games will she need to play to score a total of 40 goals?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
YES 5/3 is a division.
5 points scored in 3 games=5/3=1.6667 points per game.
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5/3=40/X
5X=120
X=120/5
X=24 GAMES ARE NEEDED TO SCORE 40 GOALS AT HER PRESENT RATE.
PROOF:
5/3=40/24
120=120
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