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A basketball player made 66 out of 100 free throws. What percent is this?

User Rishi Saraf
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To solve this problem, we need to use proportions, we need to compare the total number of throws to 100%

100 ----------------------------- 100%

Then we need to place the number of throws made below the throwns

100 throws ------------------- 100%

66% throws ------------------ x

Use cross multiplication to find the percent

x = (66 x 100) / 100

Simplify

x = 6600 / 100

x = 66%

Result

The percent was 66%

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