Jonathan misses 5% of the free throws he attempts in a season. How many total free throws did he attempt if he missed 48?

Question

Insert the values given the problem then scale up or down to find the missing value

Answer 1

Let x be the total number of free throws attempted by Jonathan in a season.

Since Jonathan misses 5% of the free throws he attempts, he successfully makes 95% of the free throws.

So, the number of free throws he makes = 95% of x = 0.95x

Given that he misses 48 free throws, we can set up the equation:
0.05x = 48

Solving for x:
x = 48 / 0.05
x = 960

Therefore, Jonathan attempted a total of 960 free throws in the season.

Answer 2

whats the percent of that?

Answer 3

If Jonathan attempted a total of 960 free throws in the season and missed 48 of them, we can calculate the percentage of missed free throws by dividing the number of missed free throws by the total number attempted and then multiplying by 100.

Percentage of missed free throws = (48 / 960) * 100%
Percentage of missed free throws = 0.05 * 100
Percentage of missed free throws = 5%

Therefore, Jonathan missed 5% of the free throws he attempted in the season.