Question
A basket ball player made 5 of 6 free throws. What percent of the free throws did he miss
20%
83.33%
1/6
16.66%
20%
83.33%
1/6
16.66%
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the percentage of free throws the basketball player missed, you can follow these steps:
1. **Determine the number of free throws missed**:
The player made 5 out of 6 free throws, so he missed:
\[
6 - 5 = 1 \text{ free throw}
\]
2. **Calculate the percentage of free throws missed**:
The percentage missed is calculated by dividing the number of missed free throws by the total number of free throws and then multiplying by 100:
\[
\text{Percentage missed} = \left(\frac{\text{missed free throws}}{\text{total free throws}}\right) \times 100 = \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \times 100
\]
3. **Perform the calculation**:
\[
\frac{1}{6} \approx 0.16667
\]
So,
\[
0.16667 \times 100 \approx 16.67\%
\]
Thus, the percentage of free throws the player missed is approximately **16.67%**.
Among the options given, the closest choice is **16.66%**.
1. **Determine the number of free throws missed**:
The player made 5 out of 6 free throws, so he missed:
\[
6 - 5 = 1 \text{ free throw}
\]
2. **Calculate the percentage of free throws missed**:
The percentage missed is calculated by dividing the number of missed free throws by the total number of free throws and then multiplying by 100:
\[
\text{Percentage missed} = \left(\frac{\text{missed free throws}}{\text{total free throws}}\right) \times 100 = \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \times 100
\]
3. **Perform the calculation**:
\[
\frac{1}{6} \approx 0.16667
\]
So,
\[
0.16667 \times 100 \approx 16.67\%
\]
Thus, the percentage of free throws the player missed is approximately **16.67%**.
Among the options given, the closest choice is **16.66%**.