Question

A basketball player attempted 15 field goals. He scored on 40 percent of his attempts. How many field goals did the player score? Press enter to interact with the item, and press tab button or down arrow until reaching the Submit button once the item is selected A12 field goals B6 field goals C10 field goals D9 field goals

Answer 1

The basketball player scored 6 field goals, which is 40 percent of their 15 field goal attempts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The basketball player attempted 15 field goals and scored on 40 percent of these attempts. To find out the number of field goals scored, we need to calculate 40% of 15. The calculation is as follows:

1. Convert the percentage to a decimal: 40% = 0.4.
2. Multiply the total number of attempts by the decimal: 15 × 0.4.
3. Calculate the product: 6.

Therefore, the basketball player scored 6 field goals.

Answer choice: B 6 field goals.

Answer 2

B. 6 field goals

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

`Attempts = 15`

`Scored = 40\%`

Required

Determine the number of goals scored

To do this, we simply multiply the number of attempts by the percentage scored.

`Number = Attempts * Scored`

`Number = 15 * 40\%`

Convert % to decimal

`Number = 15 * 0.40`

`Number = 6`

He scored 6 of his 15 attempts