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-The ratio of a basketball player's completed free throws to attempted free throws is 5 to 6. If she completed 20 free throws, find how many free throws she attempted. Round to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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The ratio of completed free throws : attempted free throws is given as 5:6.
Let's assume she attempted x free throws.
So, the ratio becomes completed free throws : attempted free throws = 5x : 6x
It is given that she completed 20 free throws.
Therefore, 5x = 20
=> x = 4
Hence, she attempted 6x = 6*4 = 24 free throws. If the ratio of completed free throws to attempted free throws is 5 to 6, then we can set up a proportion:

5/6 = 20/x (where x is the number of attempted free throws)

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

5x = 120

x = 24

Therefore, the basketball player attempted 24 free throws.

Solve. -The Ratio of a Basketball Player's Completed Free Throws to to Attempted