Three-fourths through the soccer season Gustafo has 24 goals. He averages 4 goals per game. How many more games will it take Gustafo to have at least 40 goals before the season is over?
2 Answers
Gustafo will never reach 40 goals before the season is over, unless he makes more goals per game.
Explanation:
Here are our quantities:
1) He has 24 goals now
2) His average is 4 goals per game
3) He has played
With 24 goals total and and average of 4 goals per game, we can calculate how many games have been played so far by dividing 24 by 4:
Those 6 games represent
So there are 8 games total in the season. Since 6 games have been played, there are only 2 left. With 4 goals per game Gustafo could make 8 more goals. Adding 8 goals to the 24 he already has gives a total of 32 goals. In order to achieve his 40 goal objective, he would have to score more goals in each of the remaining games.
The count of additional games to achieve at least a total of 40 goals
4 games.
Explanation:
Using ratio for the average rate of goals and games we have
But we need to change the 4 goals into 16 goals.