Alice usually has a 80% shooting percentage in basketball. On Monday she scored 16 baskets in 22 attempts. If she scores her usual percentage on Tuesday by scoring 20 baskets, how many shots did she attempt?
20/x = 4/5
4x = 100
x = 25
Dunno why the info about monday is in there
To find out how many shots Alice attempted on Tuesday, given her usual shooting percentage, we can set up a proportion.
First, let's calculate the shooting percentage on Monday:
Shooting percentage on Monday = (Number of baskets made / Number of attempts) * 100
So for Monday: Shooting percentage = (16 / 22) * 100
Now, Alice's usual shooting percentage is 80%, which can be written as 0.8.
To find the number of baskets made on Tuesday, we can set up the proportion:
(Baskets made on Tuesday / Total attempts on Tuesday) = 0.8
We know that the number of baskets made on Tuesday is 20, so we can substitute that in:
(20 / Total attempts on Tuesday) = 0.8
Now, we can solve for the total attempts on Tuesday:
Total attempts on Tuesday = 20 / 0.8
Calculating this, we find that Alice attempted 25 shots on Tuesday.