Eve plays basketball. She makes 5 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?

Answer 1

If Eve makes 5 free throws for every 3 she misses, that means she makes 5/(5+3) = 5/8 of her free throws.

If Eve missed 36 free throws, that means she made 36/(1 - 5/8) = 36/(3/8) = 36*(8/3) = 96 free throws.

Therefore, Eve made 96 free throws.