Question

bob plays a game at the school fair. he starts with 0 points. he gets 25 throws. he wins 12 points for hitting the target and loses 8 points for each miss. bob ends with a score of 0. how many hits and misses does bob have?

Answer 1

show work

Answer 2

how much does he lose per miss?

Answer 3

8

Answer 4

So...
Hits = h Misses = m
12h - 8m = 0, or 12h = 8m
h + m = 25

Answer 5

then solve the equations

Answer 6

simple

Answer 7

i still don't understand

Answer 8

12h - 8m = 0, which means that 12h = 8m.

Answer 9

h + m = 25

Answer 10

So m = 25 - h

Answer 11

Replace m with (25 - h) in the equation 12h = 8m

Answer 12

then solve for 12h = 8(25-h)

Answer 13

thats 10 hits, but how about misses?

Answer 14

There is 25 total... There is 10 misses...
Simple Subtraction.

Answer 15

oh... lol .. huge fail for me thanks

Answer 16

np