Question

Jai has a 28% free throw rate in basketball. That means when he shoots a free throw he makes a basket 28% of the time. Jai shoots 120 free throws in a season. How many baskets is he likely to make? Use benchmark percents of 1% and 10% to help you determine the answer.​

Answer 1

34 successful free throws out of 120

Explanation:

We can use the 28% free throw rate to predict Jai's success in shooting 120 free throws. If the 28% was calculated from throws made under similar circumstances (e.g., during an actual game), then we can predict that he'll also hit 28% of the 120 attempts:

Likely free throw successes = (28%)*(120)

(0.28)*(120) = 33.6 successful free throws out of 120. We need to round 33.6 to the nearest whole number, which makes it 34 successful free throws out of 120.