Question

at the basket ball game, the wild cats made 80% of the 95 shots taken how many shots did they make?

Answer 1

76 they took 76 basketball shots found by taking 95*.8 which equals 76

Answer 2

For this type of question, first convert the percentage into a decimal. 80% = 0.8. Next, you want to multiply the decimal and the number you are given that represents the total. (Hint- When you see "___% of ____," it means you should multiply.) 
0.8*95 = 76.
Therefore, the wildcats made 76 shots.
Hope that helped you.