Question

Uncle Drew scored 28 points in 5 5/6 minutes during a game of basketball. How many points did he average per minute during that 5 5/6 minutes?

Answer 1

Answer:

28 points/ (5 5/6 minutes)= 4.8 points/minute.The final answer is 4.8 points/minuteFirst, we have to convert the number of minutes Uncle Drew played from a mixed number to an improper fraction.5 5/6= 35/6Next, we have to set up a proportion with our known number of minutes and points to find the average number of points he scored per minute. Let x represent the average score for Uncle Drew per minute.35/6 1____ = _____ 28 x Next, we cross multiply the proportion to figure out what x is.35/6x=28Then, we divide both sides by 35/6, to get x = 4.8Therefore, Uncle Drew scored an average of 4.8 points per minute while he was playing.

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Answer 2

Uncle Drew scored 4.8 points/ minute in the basketball game.

Given: Points scored by Uncle Drew = 28

Time taken to score these points = 5  $\frac{5}{6}$ mins

To Find: Average points scored per minute

Solution:

Uncle Drew scored 28 points in  5  $\frac{5}{6}$ mins

Average points per minute  = Total number of points / Time( in mins) taken to score the points

Time taken to score these points =  5  $\frac{5}{6}$  mins

Let us convert it into improper fraction

Time taken to score these points =  35/6 mins

Average points per minute  =  $\frac{28}{\frac{35}{6} }$

                                              = $\frac{28 (6)}{35}$

                                             = 168/35

                                             = 4.8 points / min

Therefore, Uncle Drew scored 4.8 points/ minute in the basketball game.