Question

During basketball season, Juanita made 2 out of every 3 free throws she attempted. In the last ballgame, Juanita attempted 12 free throws. How many would she have been expected to make?

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

2/3 = x/12

First I set up my equation and I looked at my denominators which are 3 and 12. I multiplied 3 times 4 to get 12. Then I took my 2 in the numerator and multiplied it by 4 also and came up with 8. Whatever I do the the denominator I must do the same thing to the numerator.