So this is the problem... A basketball player hit 3 out of 7 shots. Approximatately, what percent (to the nearest percent) of the 7 shots taken did the player hit? plz tell me how to do it
2007-07-17 10:56:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The word "percent" means "per hundred". So, a percentage is simply "parts per hundred".
If the basketball player makes 3 out of 7 shots, their percentage is 3/7, which equals 0.4286.
To convert this to a percentage, you simply multiply by 100:
0.4286 = 42.86%
Remember the "%" sign really means "divided by 100", so you can think of 42.86% as being "42.86 / 100".
2007-07-17 11:01:42 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A player made 3 shots. She took 7. Therefore, she made:
3/7 = 0.4286
0.4286 x 100 = 42.86%
It is easier to understand if you use a different example. Let's say she made 5 shots out of 10. You immediately can see that she made half the shots, or another way of saying it is 50% of the shots. Here is how the math goes:
5/10 = 0.5
0.5 x 100 = 50%
2007-07-17 18:03:41 · answer #2 · answered by N E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To figure out percentages you have divide the number of things made or done by the number of possible.
so in this case, the player made 3 shots so that gets divided by the number possible or done which is 7.
3/7 = .43 which is 43 %
2007-07-17 18:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
3/7 =0,4285
2007-07-17 18:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think u just hav to take out the percentage isnt it.it shud be:
300/7=42.85%
2007-07-17 17:59:50 · answer #5 · answered by aviral17 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
3/7 = 0.42857142857142857142857142857143
=~ 42.8%
2007-07-17 17:59:38 · answer #6 · answered by kellenraid 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋