In basketball, some baskets are worth two points. Others are worth three points. In one game, the ratio of three-point basket
s to three-point tries for one team was 3 : 4. If the team scored 27 points from three-point baskets, how many three-point tries did the team have?
Ratio expresses the relationship between two or more numbers. It shows the frequency of the number of times that one value is contained within other value(s).
<h3 /><h3>What is the number of three point tries?</h3>
The first step is to determine the total number of tries and baskets: (27 X 7)/3 = 63