Question

At a shooting range, each shot cost 20C if you hit the target you receive
20c Emma has 20 shots and makes a
loss of 70c
How many hits
she get?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

At a shooting range each shot costs 20c. If you hit the target you recieve 30c.Emma has 20 shots and makes a loss of 70c. How many hits did she get?

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Answer 2

Answer:

Each shot cost 20c. She had 20 shots, so the total it cost her for shooting was 20 x 20c = $4.00 Since she only lost 70c, this means the amount she earned for hits was 4.00 - 0.70 = $3.30 Divide that amount by the amount she makes per hit: 3.30 / 0.30 = 11 She made 11 hits.