Question

At basketball practice, Kayla managed to make 72 baskets in total. This was 70 percent of the total amount of shooting attempts Kayla made. Determine the total number of shooting attempts made by Kayla.

Answer 1

103

Explanation:

Let x = total number of shooting attempts.

70% of the total number of shooting attempts is 70% of x, or simply 0.7x.

0.7x = 72

Divide both sides by 0.7

x = 72/0.7

x = 102.86

Answer: 103

Check:

70% of 103 = 0.7 × 103 = 72.1 or approximately 72.

The answer, 103, is correct.