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):
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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):
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3/4=x/28
21=x
Also
factor 28 into 4*7
and we get 3*7=21

Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source):
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3 out of 4=.75
.75*28=21 free throws should be made.

Answer by palanisamy(496)   (Show Source):
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Out of 4 free throws a basketball player succeeds 3
Out of 28 free throws a basketball player succeeds (3/4)*28 = 21