Question

Jacob made 25% of his free throws over the season. If he shot 140 free throws, how many did he make? Divide/scale down to solve for the missing percent.

Answer 1

35

Explanation:

25% of 140 is 35

Answer 2

Solution given:

let the total throwbe x.

By question

25% of x=140

25/100 *x=140

¼x=140

x=140*4

x=560

Hence he makes 560 throws