Manning has completed 357 passes. This was 62.5% of his attempts. How many attempts did he make?

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Manning has completed 357 passes. This was 62.5% of his attempts. How many attempts did he make?

.625x = 357  we know that .625 of a number 

                        equals 357.

x = 357/.625

x = 571

 

 

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