Question

Last season Steven missed 24% of the free throws in his basketball games. In the two first games this season he got to shoot 25 free throws. If his missed free throw percentage holds from last season, about how many free throws did Steven miss during these two games?

Answer 1

Given:

Last season Steven missed 24% of the free throws in his basketball games.

Free throws in the first two games of this season = 25

His missed free throw percentage holds from last season.

To find:

The number of throws Steven miss during these two games.

Solution:

His missed free throw percentage for this season = His missed free throw percentage of last season = 24%

Free throws in the first two games of this season = 25

So, the number of throws Steven miss during these two games is

$24\%\text{ of }25=\dfrac{24}{100}\times 25$

$24\%\text{ of }25=\dfrac{24}{4}$

$24\%\text{ of }25=6$

Therefore, Steven miss 6 free throws during these two games.