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Part 1
The best player on a basketball team makes 85​% of all free throws. The​ second-best player makes 75​% of all free throws. The​ third-best player makes 70​% of all free throws. Based on their experimental​ probabilities, estimate the number of free throws each player will make in his or her next 40 attempts. Explain.
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Part 1
For the best​ player, one equation that gives the estimated number of free throws is
StartFraction 85 Over 100 EndFraction equals StartFraction x Over 40 EndFraction .
The best player will make about
  
34 free throws.
Part 2
For the​ second-best player, one equation that gives the estimated number of free throws is
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The​ second-best player will make about
  
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Equation: 75/100 = x/40.
Solve: x = (75/100)·40 = 0.75·40 = 30.

So the second-best player will make about 30 free throws.