Basketball multi-step word problems: Wizards vs. Pistons

Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, November 9, 2026

1. The Wizards made 41 of 89 field goal attempts. If they did exactly that in every game of a 82-game season, how many would they make in all?

   3,362

   41 × 82 = 3,362

2. The Pistons made 43 of 91 field goal attempts. If they did exactly that in every game of a 82-game season, how many would they make in all?

   3,526

   43 × 82 = 3,526

3. The Wizards have won 4 games. The season is 82 games. If they keep winning the same fraction of games, about how many wins will they finish with? Round to the nearest whole number.

   30 wins

   4 × 82 = 328 → 4 + 7 = 11 → 328 ÷ 11 = 30 (rounded)

4. The Pistons have won 7 games. The season is 82 games. If they keep winning the same fraction of games, about how many wins will they finish with? Round to the nearest whole number.

   57 wins

   7 × 82 = 574 → 7 + 3 = 10 → 574 ÷ 10 = 57 (rounded)

5. The Pistons scored 106, then 116, then 122 points. What is the percent change from the first of these games to the last? Round to the tenth (negative for a decrease).

   15.1 %

   122 − 106 = 16 → 16 ÷ 106 × 100 = 15.1%

6. What is their mean score over those three games, and how far above or below that mean was the latest game? Give the latest score minus the mean, to the tenth.

   7.3 points

   (122 + 116 + 106) ÷ 3 = 114.7 → 122 − 114.7 = 7.3

7. The Pistons had 45 rebounds and the Wizards had 46. What percent of all rebounds in the game did the Pistons have? Round to the tenth.

   49.5 %

   45 + 46 = 91 → 45 ÷ 91 × 100 = 49.5%

8. The Pistons made 8 threes, 43 total field goals and 28 free throws. Find their total points: two-pointers are field goals that are not threes.

   122 points

   43 − 8 = 35 → 35 × 2 = 70 → 8 × 3 = 24 → 70 + 24 + 28 = 122