Question

ELIZ

In a basketball contest, Elizabeth made
9 out of 25 free throw attempts. Alex
made 8 out of 20 free throw attempts.
Janie said that Elizabeth had a better
free-throw record because she made
more free throws than Alex.
ATTE
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» A. Critique Reasoning
Do you agree with Janie's reasoning? Explain.

Answer 1

No, Alex had the better free throw percentage

Explanation:

If you turn these data sets into completion percentage, (which is when you make a shot), Alex has a free throw % of 40, while Elizabeth's free throw % is only 36