document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201347>Question 201347</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Spencer makes 9 out of 13 shots in the first half of a basketball game.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many consecutive shots must he make in the second half of the game to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "raise his percentage to 96%? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How many consecutive shots must he make in the second half of the game to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "raise his percentage to 96%?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He's already missed 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96/100 = 96%, so he has to make the next 87.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hard way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+9)/(x+13) = 0.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+9 = 0.96*(x+13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x + 900 = 96x + 1248<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 348<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 87 </SPAN>\n" );
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