Question

Annie can make 18 baskets out of 30 attempts. Her younger brother Cameron can make half as many in the same number of attempts. How many baskets can Cameron make in 50?

Answer 1

Cameron will make 15 baskets out of 50 tries.

Explanation:

Since Annie can take out 18 baskets out of 30 and her brother can take out half as much, then we know that 18:2 is 9, so we know that Cameron can take out 9 baskets out of 30. Since this is our proportion( 9:30 ), we can simplify it which brings us to 3:10. And since we must find how much he will take out in 50 tries, We multiply the proportion by 5 which is 15:50, meaning he will make 15 baskets.