Question

In basketball, some baskets are worth 2 points. Others are worth 3 points. In 1 game the ratio of 3 point baskets to 3 point tries for 1 team was 5:7 if the team score 45 points from the 3 point basket how many 3 point tries did the team have

Answer 1

21

Explanation:

ratio of baskets to tries = 5:7

if 45 baskets are made, how many tries?

5 : 7

45 : x

we cross multiply

5x = 45*7

x = 63 potential points from trials

since each try is worth 3 points, 63/3 = 21

They had 21 3-point tries