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.
.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
