Question

Mathew attempted 24 basketball shots and made 12 of them. If he shoots at the same rate and makes 16 shots, how many attempts did he make?

Answer 1

Total number of attempts made = 32

Explanation:

Mathew attempted basketball shots = 24

Out of them he made the goals = 12

Rate of making goals =
`\frac{\text{Total number of goals made}}{\text{Total number of shots}}`

=
`(12)/(24)`

=
`(1)/(2)`

With the same rate he made the goals = 16

Therefore,
`(1)/(2)=\frac{\text{Number of goals made}}{\text{Total number of attempts}}`

`(1)/(2)=\frac{16}{\text{Total number of attempts made}}`

Total number of attempts made by Mathew = 16 × 2

= 32