Question

A basketball player team posts player foul shot ratios: •Jon made 18 of 19 •Jim got 5/8 in •Joe wrote .94. Who was a better shooter?

Answer 1

Use a calculator or long division to convert the fractions to decimal form

18/19 = 0.947368
5/8 = 0.625

So Jon has the best ratio since it's the largest. Jon is the best shooter of this group

Answer 2

Jon was a better shooter

Explanation:

To compare the three players foul shot ratio, convert all of them in decimals as follows:

Jon: 18/19 = 0.947

Jim: 5/8 = 0.625

Joe ratio was: 0.94

The best shooter is Jon because his ratio is the greatest one.