A save percentage in lacrosse is found by dividing the number of saves by the number of shots faced. A lacrosse goalie saved 6 of 13 shots. How many additional consecutive saves s must the goalie make to raise his save percentage to 0.850?

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Answered on Fri Jul 22 2022

Given :

Shots faced = 13

shots saved = 6

Additional shots = s = ?

0.85 = 6 + s/ 13 + s

0.85 * 13 + 0.85 s = 6 + s

11.05 + 0.85s = 6 + s

s - 0.85s = 11.05 - 6

0.15s = 5.05

s = 5.05/0.15

s = 33.67

So, goalie needs to save next 34 consecutive shots to reach the save percentage of 0.850