Question

In one season a basketball player missed 50 % of her free throws. How many free throws did she attempt if she made 162 free throws?

Answer 1

Step 1:

Total number of free throws = n

Step 2:

If a basket player missed 50% of her/she then he/she made 50%

Step 3:

$\begin{gathered} 50\text{ \% of n = 162} \\ \frac{50}{100}n\text{ = 162} \\ \frac{n}{2}\text{ = 162} \\ \text{Cross multiply} \\ n\text{ = 2 }\times\text{ 162} \\ n\text{ = 324} \end{gathered}$

Final answer

324