breanna plays on her middle school basket ball team for every 5 shots she takes she makes 2 baskets . if she makes 8 baskets how many shots did she take.
If Breanna makes 2 baskets for every 5 shots, then she makes 8 baskets over x shots.
Using a proportion:
2/5 = 8/x
Cross multiplying:
2x = 5*8
2x = 40
Dividing both sides by 2:
x = 40/2
x = 20
Therefore, Breanna took 20 shots.