Question

A high school soccer goalie blocked the ball from going into the goal 4 out of 5 times. If the ball was kicked toward the goal 20 times, how many blocks did the goalie make?

Answer 1

4/5 (probability of the goalie stopping the shot) × 20 (number of times)

4/5×20=16

The goalie made 16 blocks.

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Answer 2

The goalie made 16 blocks.

Explanation:

A high school soccer goalie blocked the ball from going into the goal 4 out of 5 times.

Ratio is 4/5 or 4:5

Let the number of blocks the goalie made be x

Relation forms:

`(4)/(5) =(x)/(20)`

=>
`5x=20*4`

=>
`5x=80`

Dividing both sides by 5 we get;

x = 16

Hence, the goalie made 16 blocks.