Ruthie plays on a travel soccer league. For every 7 shots she takes on goal, she scores twice. If she scores 8 times, how many shots on goal did she take?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

36 shots
36 shots
56 shots
56 shots
28 shots
28 shots
8 shots

Answer 1

To find out how many shots on goal Ruthie took, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of shots to goals.

If Ruthie scores 2 goals for every 7 shots, we can set up the proportion:

2 goals / 7 shots = 8 goals / x shots

Cross-multiplying, we have:

2 * x = 8 * 7

2x = 56

Dividing both sides by 2, we find:

x = 28

Therefore, Ruthie took 28 shots on goal.