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Emily made 75% of the baskets that she attempted if she may nine baskets how many attempts did you make?

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Set up a proportion

75/100= 9 baskets/ x attempts

The ratio of numerator to denominator should be 75/100 which simplifies to 3/4. 3/4= 9/x
3*3=9, 4*3=12

x=12

Final answer: 12 attempts

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