During a basketball game, Jorell attemped 40 shots and made 18. He says he made 40% of the shots he took. Is Jorrel coreect? Exp

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Brrunno [24]

4 years ago

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During a basketball game, Jorell attemped 40 shots and made 18. He says he made 40% of the shots he took. Is Jorrel coreect? Exp

lain your reasoning.

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aliina [53] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-13T22:46:51+03:00

aliina [53]4 years ago

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Jorrel is wrong. 18 shots made out of the 40 shots attempted is 45%. 18 divided by 40 is 45% while 16 shots of him making it would have been a 40% of the shots out of 40 he took.