Homework Help: MATH

Posted by MS. SUE HELP PLEASE on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 8:17pm.

a basketball player strikes out 3 times for every 2 hits he gets. If the player strikes out 15 times, how many hits does he get? If the player gets 46 hits, how many times does he strike out?

MATH - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 8:31pm
Use proportions.

Cross multiply and solve for x.

3/2 = 15/x

3/2 = x/46
MATH - MS. SUE HELP PLEASE, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 8:42pm
I still don't understand D:

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