Question

Chen kept track of how many baskets were made in a basketball game. After 6 minutes, 5 baskets were made. How long did it take until there were 8 baskets made?

Answer 1

Assuming the same pace was kept, it would take 9.6 minutes.

Explanation:

We can find this by setting up a proportion and then cross multiplying.

5 baskets/6 mins = 8 baskets/x mins

5 * x = 6 * 8

5x = 48

x = 9.6