Eve plays basketball. She makes 4 free throws for every 3 free throws that she misses. If she missed 36 free throws at her last practice, how many free throws did she make?

Question

A.
144
B.
12
C.
48
D.
432

Answer 1

The ratio of successful free throws to missed free throws is 4:3. We can set up the proportion:

4/3 = x/36

Cross multiplying, we get:

4 * 36 = 3x

144 = 3x

Dividing both sides by 3, we find:

48 = x

Therefore, Eve made 48 successful free throws.

The correct answer is C.