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

A 56
B 28
C 8
D 36

Answer 1

If for every 7 shots Ruthie takes on goal, she scores twice, then for every 1 shot she takes on goal, she scores $\frac{2}{7}$ times. If she scores 8 times, then she must have taken $\frac{7}{2}\cdot 8 = \boxed{28}$ shots on goal. Answer: \[ \boxed{\textbf{(B) }28}. \]