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A high school basketball player attempted 36 free throws in a season. An analyst determined that the player successfully made 5 out of 6 of these free throws. How many free throws did the player successfully make that season in total?

Verified Answer :

He made five free throws because it said that he successfully made 5 out of 6 free shots

Answer: The number of successful throw made in that season in total is 30

Step-by-step explanation:

On average the player successfully made 5 out of 6 free throws .

Thus if number of free throws is x then number of successful throw will be \(\frac{5}{6}\times x\) .

The basketball player attempted 36 free trials in a season .

Here x=36

Therefore No of successful throws \(=\frac{5}{6}\times 36=30\)

Thus the number of successful throw made in that season in total is 30