SOLUTION: Peyton had completed 357 passes. This was 62.5% of his attempts. How many attempts did he make? I tried 357= 62.5x

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Question 125929: Peyton had completed 357 passes. This was 62.5% of his attempts. How many attempts did he make? I tried 357= 62.5x
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call his number of attempts a
357+=+.625a
a+=+357+%2F+.625
a+=+571.2
To the nearest whole number, he made 571 attempts