Airball, Bud is a terrible free throw shooter, but the first part of the seaon he shot 10 out of 16. How many consecutive free throws must he miss to lower his record to 40%.

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solve for x, the number of hits

(10+0)/(16+x) = 4/10
Can it be this way
10/16 × 40/100=5/20=
Can it be this way
10/16 × 40/100=5/20= 4