Question

Jenny made 3 out of every 4 free throws she took. If she took 48 free throws, how many did she make?

Answer 1

36 throws

Explanation:

Well, here we go.

Jenny made 3/4 of the tosses.

Now, we need to know what is 3/4 of 48.

Did that word "of" trigger something?

If someone says "of" it automatically means multiplication.

Back to the question, though.

Since it's 3/4 of 48, we need to multiply 3/4 x 48

Let's do it!

`(3)/(4)` ×
`(48)/(1)`

You cancel out 4 and 48, making the equation simplified.

`(3)/(1)` ×
`(12)/(1)` =
`(36)/(1)`

Alright! Almost done.

`(36)/(1)` is also equal to 36, and that's our answer.

Answer 2

Ans: 36

3 / 4
? / 48


48/ 4 =12

And 3 times 12 = 36

So 3/4 = 36/48