When nick shoots a basketball, he either sinks the shot or misses. for each shot nick sinks, he is given 5 points by his father. for each missed shot, nick's dad takes 2 points away. nick attempts a total of 28 shots and ends up with zero points (i. e., he breaks even). how many shots did nick sink

Nick sinks 8 shots and misses 20 shots.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of shots Nick sinks. Nick attempts a total of 28 shots, then 28-x is the number of shots Nick misses.

Nick is given 5 points by his father for each shot he sinks, then he is given 5x points for x such shots.

Nick's Dad takes 2 points away for each missed shot, so he takes away 2(28-x) points for 28-x missed shots.

In total, Nick earnes points.

Nick ends up with zero points, so

Hence, Nick sinks 8 shots and misses 20 shots.

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