Question

A basketball player scored 288 points in 9 games. Use the unit rate to find how many points the player would score in 5 games.

Answer 1

160 Points in 5 Games

Explanation:

The given information will be used as the first ratio. 288 points / 9 games. To find out how many points this player would score in 5 games, we use another ratio with the unknown value, x. This would be x points / 5 games. Put the ratios equal to each other and cross multiply. You will get a final answer of 160.