Question

A basketball player makes 30 out of 40 free throws. What is his shooting percentage?

Answer 1

75%

Explanation:

`30\ of\ 40\to(30)/(40)=(30:10)/(40:10)=(3)/(4)\\\\\text{Convert to the percent. Multiply by 100 with sign}\ \%:\\\\(3)/(4)\cdot100\%=(3\cdot100)/(4)\%=(3\cdot25)/(1)\%=75\%`

Answer 2

For this case, we must calculate the percentage of shots of a basketball player. For this, we make a rule of three:

40 ----------------> 100%

30 ----------------> x

Where the variable "x" represents the percentage of shots of the basketball player.

`x = \frac {30 * 100} {40}\\x = \frac {3000} {40}\\x = 75`

Thus, the player's shot percentage is 75%

Answer:

75%