A basketball game was scheduled to last 60 minutes, including the breaks between quarters. Several timeouts were used throughout the game, resulting in the game lasting a total of 72 minutes, including breaks. If each timeout was 90 seconds, how many total timeouts were used during the game?
Q. A basketball game was scheduled to last 60 minutes, including the breaks between quarters. Several timeouts were used throughout the game, resulting in the game lasting a total of 72 minutes, including breaks. If each timeout was 90 seconds, how many total timeouts were used during the game?
Calculate extra time: Determine the total extra time added to the game due to timeouts.The game was scheduled to last 60 minutes but actually lasted 72 minutes.Extra time due to timeouts = Total game time − Scheduled game timeExtra time due to timeouts =72 minutes −60 minutesExtra time due to timeouts =12 minutes
Convert to seconds: Convert the extra time from minutes to seconds to match the timeout duration unit.1 minute =60 secondsExtra time in seconds = Extra time in minutes ×60 seconds/minuteExtra time in seconds =12 minutes ×60 seconds/minuteExtra time in seconds =720 seconds
Find number of timeouts: Divide the total extra time in seconds by the duration of one timeout to find the number of timeouts.Duration of one timeout = 90 secondsNumber of timeouts = Extra time in seconds / Duration of one timeoutNumber of timeouts = 720 seconds / 90 secondsNumber of timeouts = 8
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