1987 AJHSME Problems/Problem 16
Problem
Joyce made of her first shots in the first three games of this basketball season, so her seasonal shooting average was . In her next game, she took shots and raised her seasonal shooting average to . How many of these shots did she make?
Solution
After the fourth game, she took shots, of which she made, so she made shots. Twelve of them were made in the first three games, so in the last game she made shots.
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