Bethany has scored 10 free throws out of 18 tries.She would really like to bring her free throw to at least 68%.How many consecutive free throws should she score to bring up her 68% average score?

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10/18=5/9; 68%=68/100=0.68

F=number of free throws:

(10+F)/(18+F)=0.68

10+F=0.68(18+F)=12.24+0.68F

0.32F=2.24, F=2.24/0.32=224/32=7

Bethany needs 7 consecutive free throws.

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