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Peter shot 24 baskets in 8 minutes. Nick shot 36 baskets in 9 minutes. How many more baskets did nick shoot per minute?

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Hey there!

All you need to do is find the rate, and you can do this by dividing.

24/8= 3 per minute for Peter

36/9= 4 per minute for Nick

Nick shot 1 extra basket per minute than Peter.

I hope this helps!

~kaikers


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Peter: 3 baskets per minute

Nick: 4 baskets per minute

Answer: Nick shot 1 more basket than Peter per minute.

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