Question

Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single basketball game on March 2, 1962. In that game, he made 36 field goals (baskets) in 63 attempts. Find the ratio of field goals to attempts

Answer 1

Answer:

Field goals: No. of attempts

36:63

4:7 (simplest form)

Hence, the answer is 4:7.

Answer 2

36:63 is the answer you are looking for. You do not include the ‘100’ because that is the total of the two numbers.