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Math Question Please Help! 25 pts!!!

1.) A basketball player made 2 out of 4 free throws she attempted which is 50%. She wants to know how many consecutive free throws more in a row she would have to make to raise her overall successful baskets divided by attempts or percent of successful free throws to 75%.

A) Write an equation to represent this situation.

B) Solve the equation. How many consecutive free throws would she have to make to raise her percent to 75%?

Answer 1

A) (2+x)/(4+x) × 100 = 75

B) 4

Explanation:

2 out of 4

(2+x) out of (4+x)

(2+x)/(4+x) × 100 = 75

(2+x)/(4+x) = 3/4

8 + 4x = 12 + 3x

x = 4