Question

Molly shot 20 baskets in 4 minutes.Nico shot 42 baskets in 6 minutes. How many more baskets did Nico shoot per minute?

Answer 1

Molly - 20/4

Nico - 42/6

Now, lets do cross multiplication.

20/4 = x/1 42/6 = x/1

4(x) = 20(1) 6(x) = 42(1)

4x=20 6x = 42

4x/4 = 20/4 6x/6 = 42/6

x=5 x=7

Therefore, Nico shot 2 more baskets per minute than Molly.

Answer 2

Nico shoots 2 more basket per minute.

Explanation:

Given,

Molly shot 20 baskets in 4 minutes,

`\text{Molly's shoots per minute}=(20)/(4)=5`

Nico shot 42 baskets in 6 minutes.

`\text{Nico's shoots per minute}=(42)/(6)=7`

∵ 7 - 5 = 2

Hence, Nico shoots 2 more basket per minute.