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Question

Joyce made 12 of her first 30 shots in the first three games of this basketball season, so her seasonal shooting average was 40%. In her next game, she took 10 shots and raised her seasonal shooting average to 50%. How many of these 10 shots did she make?

Accepted Answer

After the fourth game, she took 40 shots, 50% of which she made, so she made 40 .5=20 shots. Twelve of them were made in the first three games, so in the last game she made 20-12=8 shots. 8