Breanna plays on her middle school basketball team. For every 5 shots she takes, she makes 2 baskets. If she makes 8 baskets, how many shots did she take? Use a tape diagram to help organize your thinking.(1 point)

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Answer 1

Let's use a tape diagram to help solve the problem.

We can represent the ratio of shots made to total shots with the fraction 2/5 (2 baskets made for every 5 shots taken).

If Breanna made 8 baskets, we can set up the equation:
2/5 = 8/x

To find the value of x, we can cross multiply:
2x = 5 * 8
2x = 40

Dividing both sides by 2 gives us:
x = 40 / 2
x = 20

Therefore, Breanna took 20 shots.