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Question 134709: No text book information available I am an online student.
Please assist me in solving this word problem.
A basketball p;ayer completed 44.6% of his field goals in the most recent season. He made 286 field goals. How many did he attempt? Please simplify
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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We divide the field goals made by the # of attempts to get the percentage made.
To show,
nunmber+of+Field+Goals%2F+number+of+attempts+=+percent+made+%28completed%29
286%2Fx+=+44.6%25
x+=+286%2F.446
x = 641 (no. of attempts)

To check,
286%2F641+=+.446+%2A+100%25+=+44.6%25