Question

Olivia is practicing her free throw shot. Out of 60 shots, she makes 25 of them. What is the experimental probability that she will make the next basket?

Write your answer as a simplified fraction

Answer 1

`p = (Possible outcomes)/(Total outcomes)`

And the possible outcomes for this case are 25 or the successes and the total number of trials are 60 , if we replace we got:

`p = (25)/(60)= (5)/(12)`

The last step was because we divide 25/5 = 5 and 60/12 =5

Explanation:

For this case we know that Olivia is practicing her free throw shot. Out of 60 shots, she makes 25 of them. We can use the empirical definition of probability given by:

`p = (Possible outcomes)/(Total outcomes)`

And the possible outcomes for this case are 25 or the successes and the total number of trials are 60 , if we replace we got:

`p = (25)/(60)= (5)/(12)`

The last step was because we divide 25/5 = 5 and 60/12 =5