Question

John scored 5:7 of the goals he attempted at the soccer game. During three games, if John scored 20 goals, how many did he attempt

Answer 1

Answer:

John scored 20 goals he attempted 28.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

John scored 5:7 of the goals he attempted at the soccer game.

During three games, if John scored 20 goals.

Now, to find the number of attempts.

Let the number of attempts be $x.$

The number of goals = 20.

As, given John scored 5:7 of the goals he attempted at the soccer game.

So, 5 is equivalent to 7.

Thus, 20 is equivalent to $x.$

Now, to solve by using cross multiplication method:

$\frac{5}{7} =\frac{20}{x}$

By cross multiplying we get:

$5x=140$

Dividing both sides by 5 we get:

$x=28.$

Therefore, he attempt 28.