Question

At her last practice she made 70% of her shots from the free throw line if she shot the ball 130 times

How many times did she make a free throw?

How many times did she miss? What percentage of her shots did she miss?

Answer 1

1. She made 91 shots.

2. She missed 30% of her shots, or 39 shots.

Explanation:

1. 70% of 130 (or .7 times 130) is 91. The 70% is converted into decimals by moving the decimal 2 places to the left.
2. Out of 100%, 30% is the added percentage to make 100%. 30% of 130 (or .3 times 130) is 39. This can also be found my subtracting 91 from 130.