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?
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