Question

Vonna scored 35 goals at soccer practice. Her ratio of goals to misses was 5:8. How many times did she miss?

Answer 1

Answer: She misses 56 times at a soccer practice.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the goals she misses be 'x'.

According to the question:

$5:8::35:x$

These two ratios follow direct relationship, so:

$\frac{5}{8}=\frac{35}{x}\\\\5x=35\times 8\\\\x=\frac{280}{5}\\\\x=56$

Hence, Vonna misses 56 times at a soccer practice.