First you would add 27 and 9 to find the total number of games he sold, next you would divide 900 by 36 to get 25, then you would do 25 times 36 to check your answer.
0.20(150) = 30 basketballs were in the shipment. Since the shipment presumably comprised only footballs and basketballs, the remainder of the shipment must consist of footballs.