Question

The ratio of free throws made to free throws tried is 0.75 for a professional basketball player. Last​ year, the player tried 16 free throws. Use pencil and paper. Explain how you can find the number of free throws the player made. Then answer the question below.

Answer 1

.75 is 75% which is also 3/4 or three-quarters.  They all mean the same thing.  That means he makes 3 out of every 4 shots.
If he shot 16 times he made 12 shots because:
16 X (3/4) = 12