a player made 20 freethrows in first half which was 80% of attemted that half. how many were attempted that half
20x100=2000
2000/80=25
So the answer would be 25
To find out how many free throws were attempted in the first half, we can use the information given that the player made 20 free throws, which was 80% of the attempts in that half.
Let's represent the number of attempted free throws in the first half with the variable 'x'. We know that the player made 20 free throws, which is equal to 80% of the attempts.
To calculate the number of attempted free throws, we need to divide the made free throws by the percentage:
(20 / 80%) = x
To find x, we need to convert the percentage to decimal form. Divide the percentage value by 100:
80% / 100 = 0.8
Now we can solve the equation for x:
20 / 0.8 = x
By dividing 20 by 0.8, we find that the number of attempted free throws in the first half is 25. Therefore, 25 free throws were attempted in the first half.