Emily misses 25% of the free throws she attempts in a season. How many total free throws did she attempt if she missed 20?

Answer 1

Let x be the total number of free throws attempted.

She missed 25% of the free throws, so the number of missed free throws can be expressed as 0.25x.

Given that she missed 20 free throws, we can write the equation:
0.25x = 20

Dividing both sides by 0.25 gives:
x = 20 / 0.25
x = 80

Emily attempted a total of 80 free throws during the season.