SOLUTION: a basketball player converted 32% of the shots from the 3 point area.how many shots did he attempt if he converted 8 shots?

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Question 842173: a basketball player converted 32% of the shots from the 3 point area.how many shots did he attempt if he converted 8 shots?
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Hi,

a basketball player converted 32% of the shots from the 3 point area.

how many shots highlight_green%28x%29 did he attempt if he converted 8 shots?

 .32x = 8

    x = 8/.32 = 25 shots attempted