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Bobby catches 8 passes in 3 football games. At this rate how many passes does he catch in 15 games? (Plz show ur work)

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Answer:

number of passes catch = 40 passes

Explanation:

Bobby catches 8 passes in 3 football games . At the same rate in 15 football games the number of passes he would be able to catch can be computed as follows:

The number of passes Bobby is expected to catch in 15 football games should increase.

He catches

8 passes = 3 games

? passes = 15 games

cross multiply

number of passes catch = (15 × 8)/3

number of passes catch = 120/3

number of passes catch = 40 passes

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