Lennie scored 24 points in his last basketball game. He made 2 baskets for
every 5 shots he took. One basket is equal to 2 points.
How many shots did Lennie take in the entire game?
(a) Complete the table to show the number of baskets Lennie made,
the number of shots he took, and the number of points he scored in
the game.
Number of baskets Number of shots Total number of points
(b) Solve the problem.
(c) Explain why the “Number of shots” column in the table has to start with
5 in the first row.
