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Eve plays basketball. She makes 5 free throws for every 3 free throws that she misses. If she missed 36 free throws at her last

practice, how many free throws did she make?
A 540
В.15
C. 180
D. 60

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The answer is 60. This is because when you divide 5/3 it rounds to 1.66667. You then multiply 36 by 1.666667 and round to 60
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