Q. Arianys made 5% of her free throws over the season. If she shot 160 free throws, how many did she make?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.Arianys has a 5% success rate for free throws, which means she makes 5 out of every 100 free throws she attempts. We need to find out how many free throws she made out of 160 attempts.
Convert to decimal: Convert the percentage to a decimal.To calculate the number of successful free throws, convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100.5%=1005=0.05
Multiply total by rate: Multiply the total number of free throws by the success rate.Now, multiply the total number of free throws 160 by the success rate 0.05 to find the number of free throws she made.160×0.05=8
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