Question

A basketball player had scored 879 points in 34 games. a) At this rate, how many games will it take him to score 1500 points? b) There are 82 games in an entire season. At this rate, how many points would he score in the entire season? a) It will take him approximately games to score 1500 points. (Round up to the next whole number of games.)

Answer 1

we have that

scored 879 points in 34 games.

Part a) Apply proportion

34/879=x/1500

solve for x

x=(34/879)*1,500

x=58.02 games

answer part a is 59 games

Part b

Apply proportion

879/34=x/82

solve for x

x=(879/34)*82

x=2,120 points

answer part b is 2,120 points