A basketball player attempted 1789 free throws. He made 801 of of them. What is the probability that the player will make the next shot he attempts? Write the probability as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.

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A basketball player attempted 1789 free throws.  He made 801 of of them.  What is the probability that the player will make the next shot he attempts?  Write the probability as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Steve · Answer

clearly, p(success) = 801/1789 just express that as a decimal.

Katie · Answer

That's what I did and I got .45. I was just doubting myself because I thought I had to set it up differently. It seemed too easy. Thank you.

Redstone · Answer

um this is from a saxon homework lol haha