Question

The Atom's scored 3 points for every 2 points that the Wolverines scored. If the Wolverines scored 28 points which proportion could be used to find out how many points the Atom's scored?

Answer 1

In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data

Wolverines' score = 28 points

Atom's scored 3 points for every 2 points that the Wolverines

Step 02:

Proportion

3 points Atom / 2 points Wolverines

3 /2 = 3 : 2

Atom's score = Wolverines' score * 3 points Atom / 2 points Wolverines

= 28 * 3 / 2

= 42

The answer is:

Proportion: 3 / 2 = 3 : 2

The Atom's score is 42 points