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Problem
After Sally takes 
shots, she has made 
of her shots. After she takes 
more shots, she raises her percentage to 
. How many of the last shots did she make?
Solution
Sally made 
shots originally. Letting 
be the number of shots she made, we have 
. Solving for gives us 
See Also
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