Problema Solution

In the 2011 season, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints completed 468 passes. This was 71.2% of his attempts. How many attempts did he make?

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Let 'x' represent the number of attempts.

0.712x = 468

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x = 657 attempts approximately

Drew Brees made 657 attempts approximately.