a basketball player completed 42.3% of his field goals in the most recent season. He made 289 field goals. how many did he attempt?

Solve for x.

0.423x = 289
x = ?

i can not seem to figure out the last one.

Divide both sides of the equation by 0.423.

What answer do you get?

683 or 0.0014

Yep. I get 683.

And that makes sense, doesn't it. He made a little less than half his shots -- so you know the number he actually shot must be more than 600.

it says incorrect

If the numbers in your problem are correct, then the answer must be right.

The actual number I get is 683.321513, but since we can't have a fraction of a shot, we round it down to 683.

Let's prove it in reverse.

42.3% of 683 = 288.9 = 289

i got the answer now ty. just have the last math question i cant seem to get the answer to every time i try i get it wrong

To find out how many field goals the basketball player attempted, we can use the formula:

Attempts = Made / Completion Percentage

Given that the player made 289 field goals and had a completion percentage of 42.3%, we can substitute these values into the formula:

Attempts = 289 / 42.3%

To calculate this, we need to convert the completion percentage from a percentage to a decimal. Divide the percentage by 100:

Attempts = 289 / 0.423

Now, divide the numerator (289) by the denominator (0.423) to find the total number of field goal attempts:

Attempts = 682.41

Therefore, the basketball player attempted approximately 682 field goals in the most recent season.