Question

A high school basketball player attempted 36 free throws in a season. An analyst determined that the player successfully made 5 out of 6 of these free throws. How many free throws did the player successfully make that season in total?

Answer 1

He made five free throws because it said that he successfully made 5 out of 6 free shots

Answer 2

Answer: The number of successful throw made in that season in total is 30

Explanation:

On average the player successfully made 5 out of 6 free throws .

Thus if number of free throws is x then number of successful throw will be
`(5)/(6)* x` .

The basketball player attempted 36 free trials in a season .

Here x=36

Therefore No of successful throws
`=(5)/(6)* 36=30`

Thus the number of successful throw made in that season in total is 30