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 Timeouts Added: Calculate the extra time added by timeouts.Total game time including timeouts = 72 minutes.Scheduled game time = 60 minutes.Extra time due to timeouts = 72−60=12 minutes.
Convert Extra Time to Seconds: Convert the extra time from minutes to seconds for calculation ease.Extra time in seconds = 12 minutes ×60 seconds/minute = 720 seconds.
Determine Number of Timeouts: Determine the number of timeouts. Each timeout lasts = 90 seconds. Number of timeouts = rac{720 ext{ seconds}}{90 ext{ seconds/timeout}} = 8 timeouts.
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