Question

In a certain archery competition, archers shoot 25 arrows and receive penalty points for each missed shot: 1 penalty point for the first miss and for each subsequent miss a penalty that is ½ point greater than for the previous miss. If an archer received 7 penalty points total, how many times did he hit the target

Answer 1

Answer:

He hit the target 21 times.

Step-by-step explanation:

7 - 1 = 6 - 1.5 = 4.5 - 2 = 2.5 - 2.5 = 0 (4 penalties total)

25 - 4  = 21 hits