MathStories.comTM
Copyright © 1999, 2000 MathStories.com, Inc, 2416 Ramke Place , Santa Clara, California 95050 . All Rights Reserved.

Sheet # 97/Basketball: 3-point shootout

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


Show your work.

1) The players have one minute to shoot 25 balls from five racks near the 3-point line arc. How many balls does each rack have?




2) The first four balls on each rack are brown. The fifth ball is an All-Star blue, black and white (multicolored) ball. If there are 25 balls, how many are brown and how many are multicolored?





3) Allen, Jack, Maria and Mike are competing in a 3-point shoot out. Find the score for each player. Use the following questions to find out who won the game?


b) Allen made six 1-point baskets and three 2-point baskets in 60 seconds.



b) Jack made eight 1-point baskets and two 2-point baskets .



c) Maria made three 2-point baskets and five 1-point baskets.



d) Mike scored six 1-point and four 2-point baskets in one minute.



4) Each brown ball is worth one-point each. Each multicolored ball is worth two points. Janet put 3 out of 5 multicolored balls in the basket. What was her score?




5) Each brown ball is worth one-point each. Each multicolored ball is worth two points. Rachel put 12 out of 20 brown balls in the basket. She also put 2 multicolored balls in the basket. How many points did she make?





6) Kim made 7 points. How many multicolored balls should Jean put in the basket to beat Kim?









Answer for Sheet # 97

1) 5 balls
2) 20 brown balls and 5 colored balls
3)
a) 12 points
b) 12 points
c) 11 points
d) 14 points
Mike won the game
4) 6 points
5) 16 points
6) 4 color balls