Question

Eff and Jennifer were shooting hoops. Jeff was able to shoot

28
baskets in
84
seconds. Jennifer was able to shoot
11
baskets in
66
seconds.
At what speed are both Jeff and Jennifer shooting baskets?
Jeff completes a basket every [DROP DOWN 1] seconds and Jennifer completes a basket every [DROP DOWN 2] seconds.
At this rate, how many baskets will Jeff complete in
25
minutes? [DROP DOWN 3]
At this rate, how many baskets will Jennifer complete in
15
minutes? [DROP DOWN 4]

Answer 1

Explanation:

Jeff shooting speed = 28 baskets/84 sec = 0.333 baskets/sec

Jenn shooting speed = 11 baskets/66 sec = 0.167 baskets/sec

25 min = 1500 s (25 min x 60 s/min)

Jeff: 0.333 baskets/s x 1500 s = 500 baskets

15 min = 900 s

Jenn: 0.167 baskets/sec x 900 s = 150 baskets

This problem is not realistic. Neither player could keep up their respective shooting rates for 25 or 15 minutes! They'd get too tired.