Question

Lijuan threw a softball 124 feet on her first throw. She threw the softball 30% farther on her second throw. On her third throw, she threw the softball 7 eighths as far as her second throw. About how much farther did Lijuan's third throw go compared to her first throw?

Answer 1

First throw=124 ft.
second throw= .30 x 124=161.2 ft.
third throw = 7/8 x 161.2=141.05 ft.

Answer 2

Lijuan threw the ball 17.05 feet further on her third throw