In basketball, some baskets are worth 2 points. Others are worth 3 points. In 1 game the ratio of 3 point baskets to 3 point tries for 1 team was 5:7 if the team score 45 points from the 3 point basket how many 3 point tries did the team have
+36915 three pointers were 5 out of (5+7) = 12 or 5/12 were baskets
5/12 of x tries resulted in 45 points 45 points means there was 15 '3-pointers'
5/12 x = 15 solve for 'x'
