Question

Basketball: A basketball player made 48 out of 75 free throws. What percent is this?The player made % of the free throws.

Answer 1

$64\text{ \%}$

Explanation:

$\begin{gathered} \text{Total throws = 75} \\ \text{Fre}e\text{ throws made = 48} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} \text{Percentage of fr}ee\text{ throws = }\frac{free\text{ throws made}}{\text{total}}\times100 \\ \text{Percentage of fr}ee\text{ throws = }\frac{48}{75}\times100 \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} \text{Percentage of fr}ee\text{ throws = 0.64 }\times\text{ 100} \\ \text{Percentage of fr}ee\text{ throws = 64\%} \end{gathered}$