Question

1. completions a quarterback completed 68% of his passes in a game. he threw 25 passes. how many passes did the quarterback complete? (section 6.3)

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the problem

We need to find 68% of 25 passes. The formula for finding a percentage of a number is \( \text{Percentage} \times \text{Total Number} \).

Step2: Convert percentage to decimal

68% can be written as \( 0.68 \) (since \( 68\%=\frac{68}{100} = 0.68 \)).

Step3: Calculate the number of completions

Multiply the decimal form of the percentage by the total number of passes: \( 0.68\times25 \).
Calculating \( 0.68\times25 \): \( 0.68\times25=(0.7 - 0.02)\times25 = 0.7\times25-0.02\times25=17.5 - 0.5 = 17 \).

Answer:

17