Question

During the basketball season Cathy scored goals on

40% of the shots she took. If she scored 140 goals,
how many shots did she take?

Answer 1

56

Explanation:

use rate method

40 x

100 140

100x=5600

x=5600/100

x=56

Answer 2

350

Explanation:

40% of x is 140

.40x=140

x=350