Question

Bobby catches 8 passes in 3 football games.at this rate,how many passes does he catch in 15 games

Answer 1

Bobby catches 40 passes

Explanation:

(8 ÷ 3) × 15

8 ÷ 3 is to find how many passes Bobby catches per game.

Multiply the catches per game by 15 to find the total catches.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

40 games

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve

8 passes x passes

--------------- = -----------

3 games 15 games

Using cross products

8 * 15 = 3 *x

120 = 3x

Divide each side by 3

120/3 = 3x/3

40 = x