Question

In his last game,the Rams' quarterback completed 10 out of 18 passes he threw. At this rate how many passes will he attempt if he completes 15 passes?

Answer 1

at this rate, he will have attempted 27 passes. we can find this by setting the problem up into a proportion: 10/18=15/?

once we solve the proportion, we get that he attempted 27 passes in order to complete 15