Question

At one point in a recent season, Peyton Manning of the Colts had completed 357 passes.This was 62.5 % of his attempts. So how many attempts did he make? im not sure how to put this together to come up with the answer....

Answer 1

I'm not sure. You should re-post the question I think no-one will see it here anymore.

Answer 2

hi there. Let's call the number of attempts he made 'X'. You know 62.5% of X is equal to 357. so can you write that as an equation? Remember "of" translates to multiplication, and "equal to" is just "="

Answer 3

im at it

Answer 4

so i divide

Answer 5

basically yes
0.625 x = 357

Answer 6

so divide both sides by 0.625.

Answer 7

i got1 and571.2 but it doesnt seem right

Answer 8

Seems right to me ... why?

Answer 9

You can always test it by taking your answer and multiplying it by 62.5% and make sure you get 357 back again.

Answer 10

because it says how many attempts did he make

Answer 11

Oh - you mean, because 571.2 is not a whole number?

Answer 12

ya it totallt confuses me do i round it?

Answer 13

Yeah, that's a valid concern, so what probably happened is that the 62.5% itself was probably rounded. In other words, he most likely threw 571 passes (571.2 rounded). Now you can go back and compute 357/571 to see what the real percentage was, and you get 62.5219%. So you can see what most likely happened is that the 62.5% wasn't an exact number, it was a rounded percentage.

Answer 14

If he'd thrown 572 passes (rounding the other direction) then 357/572 is 62.4126%, which would not have rounded to 62.5% (i.e. when they were making the problem).

Answer 15

oh ok but what about the 1 when i devided both sides what do i do with that ? it just canceled itself out?

Answer 16

divided

Answer 17

Yeah, because 1 times x is just the same as x.

Answer 18

You started with 0.625 X = 357
and when you divide you get

1 X = 571.2
Which is the same as
X = 571.2

Answer 19

ok i get it see this was a problem i did and i divided an i second guessed myself

Answer 20

Since 1 times X is equal to X

Answer 21

ya i totally understand this one lol

Answer 22

great!

Answer 23

oh i so appriciate you for your time and patience...hey where u from if u dont mind my asking?

Answer 24

just curious

Answer 25

seattle, WA

Answer 26

wow....thats awesome and far lol Doesnt it rain a lot htere?

Answer 27

not this year, we've had like 4 days of rain in december, if that

Answer 28

which is great because I bike to work usually

Answer 29

oh ya thats great and good exercise..i live in Tx...Im new to this website do u have any clue how we post a pic is it like facebook

Answer 30

or if i need to tlk to u how do i on here....this website?

Answer 31

i think if you click 'settings' or your username at the top it lets you post a pic.

Answer 32

ok thx i havent searched around here yet nice talkin to you Merry Christmas an thx again!

Answer 33

no problem have a great holiday & new years

Answer 34

:)