A soccer player has made 3 of his last 24 shots on goal, or 12.5%. How many consecutive goals does he need to raise his shots-on-goal average to at least 20%?

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Danielle Chandler

5 June, 05:32

A soccer player has made 3 of his last 24 shots on goal, or 12.5%. How many consecutive goals does he need to raise his shots-on-goal average to at least 20%?

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Kristina Dyer · Answer 1

20 percent of 24 is 4.8 shots. Let's round that to 5 since it's awkward to shoot 4.8 shots.

he needs to make 2 consecutive goals.

5 / 26 is 19.23%

5.2 is 20 % of 26 which is awkward so just round down to 5 shots

Kenley Santos · Answer 2

Kenley Santos 5 June, 06:28

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12 he needs 12 to raise it