The number of goals scored by a soccer team varies directly as the number of shots on goal. If the Lakeside Bears scored 4 goals after 48 shots on goal, how many more shots on goal should the team take to score 3 more goals?
We can set up a proportion to solve this problem. Let x be the number of additional shots on goal the team needs to take to score 3 more goals.
Using the direct variation relationship, we can write the proportion:
4 goals/48 shots = 3 goals/x shots
Cross multiplying, we have:
4x = 3 * 48
Simplifying the right side:
4x = 144
Dividing both sides by 4:
x = 144 / 4
x = <<144/4=36>>36
Therefore, the team needs to take an additional 36 shots on goal to score 3 more goals.