Question

Jeremy made 65% of the free throws he attempted in one basketball season. He made 39 free throws. How many free throws did Jeremy attempt?

Answer 1

@mathstudent55

Answer 2

@YoungStudier

Answer 3

@truwhovian11 @Michele_Laino @Awolflover1

Answer 4

@hartnn

Answer 5

made = 65% of attempted

Answer 6

39 = (65/100)*x

solve for x :)

Answer 7

so how would i do that

Answer 8

multiply both sides by 100

divide both sides by 65

Answer 9

ah

Answer 10

x= 3900/65 = ...

Answer 11

6

Answer 12

6 or 60? :P

Answer 13

60

Answer 14

my 0 key is broken

Answer 15

yup he attempted 60 throws :)

Answer 16

An eagle was at an altitude of 1450 m. The eagle decreased its altitude to 1200 m. What was the percent decrease in the altitude? Round to the nearest percent.

Answer 17

\(\% decrease = \dfrac{old - new}{old}\times 100 = \dfrac{1450-1200}{1450}\times 100 =...\)

Answer 18

17

Answer 19

good!

Answer 20

wow im suprised i got that right XD

Answer 21

Are x and y proportional? y = 5.7x

Answer 22

when x = ky, we say x is directly proportional to y :)

Answer 23

or y= kx

Answer 24

so yes?

Answer 25

right

Answer 26

@hartnn when you get a sec

Answer 27

do you see that servings = 7* number of cups
always!

Answer 28

ok

Answer 29

its of the form, y =kx

so proportional

where k = 7 is the constant of proportionality

Answer 30

University representative: This week, the University is offering an additional 20% discount on any course, on top of the 30% discount you have already received.

Potential student: is that 20% off the original price or 20% off the reduced price?

University representative: what's the difference?

Potential student: I expect the difference is over $100.



If the regular price of a course is $2000, is the student’s expectation correct?

Answer 31

can you make a new post?
if somebody else is available, he/she will help you :)

Answer 32

:( ok