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Kate has made 20 free throws in basketball games this year. That is 80% of the free throws she has attempted. To find the total number of free throws she attempted, Kate wrote the equation

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Answer:

Total Free Throws Attempted = 25

Explanation:

From the statement we can say:

20 free throws is 80% of the total attempted

80% to decimal is:

80/100 = 0.8

If total attempted is x, we can say:

20 is 80% (0.8) of x

We can now write an algebraic equation:

20 = 0.8x

We simply solve this for x, that is the number of free throws she attempted:


20 = 0.8x\\x=(20)/(0.8)\\x=25

Kate attempted 25 free throws in total

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