The ratio of a​ quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 4 to 5. If he attempted 10 , find how many passes he completed

Question

The ratio of a​ quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 4 to 5. If he attempted 10 , find how many passes he completed

Answer 1

To determine how many passes he completed, you need to set up a ratio equation.

x will represent " The completed Values"

Keep things consistent when setting these problems up. The numerator is the completed values, The Denominator is attempted values

completed / attempted = 4/5 = x / 10

Now we can solve the problem. One way is to cross multiply.

(4)(10) = (5)(x) Now divide by 5

(40)÷5 = x

x=8