Question

Richie and Bethany play basketball and practice shooting free throws after school. During one practice session, Richie attempted 15 free throws and made 12 of them.

a. Write a ratio comparing the number of free throws he made to the number that he missed. Use the : "symbol. _____

b. Bethany made eight free throws for every three that she missed. Did Bethany do better than Richie? yes or no ______​

Answer 1

A. 4:1

B. no

Explanation:

A. First we find the amount of free throws he missed.

15-12=3

The ratio of free throws he made to the number that he missed would be

12:3

Which we can simplify into

4:1

B. We can write a ratio of free throws she made to free throws she missed

8:3

Then we can rewrite Richie's ratio into

8:2

Since Bethany missed more free throws, she did not do better than Richie.