Question

The best player on a basketball team makes 70​% of all free throws. The​ second-best player makes 65​% of all free throws. The​ third-best player makes 55​% of all free throws. Based on their experimental​ probabilities, estimate the number of free throws each player will make in his or her next 60 attempts. Explain.

Answer 1

If the best player makes 70% of all free throws, then this player would be expected to make 70% of the next 60 free throws, which is 42. (The equation that goes with this is
`(70)/(100)=(x)/(60).`)

Similarly, the second-best player would make 65% of 60 throws, which is 39, and the third-best player would make 55% of 60 throws, which is 33.