Question

A basketball player made 5 out 6 free throws. What percent of the free throws did he miss? Responses 16.66¯¯¯¯¯ % 16.66¯¯¯¯¯ % - no response given 16 1 sixth - no response given 83.33¯¯¯¯¯ % 83.33¯¯¯¯¯ % - no response given 20%

Answer 1

To calculate the percentage of free throws missed by the basketball player, we first determine how many free throws he missed. The player made 5 out of 6 free throws, so the number of missed free throws is:

6 - 5 = 1

Next, we calculate the percentage of free throws missed using the formula:

\[
\text{Percentage missed} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of missed free throws}}{\text{Total number of free throws}} \right) \times 100
\]

Substituting in the numbers:

\[
\text{Percentage missed} = \left( \frac{1}{6} \right) \times 100 \approx 16.67\%
\]

Thus, he missed approximately 16.67% of his free throws. From the options provided, the closest response is:

**16.66¯¯¯¯¯ %**.