Kobe Bryant scored 62 points against the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA game. He made 17 of 29 shots. What is his shooting percentage? The answer should be 17%. How do you get that?
I have calculated the answer to be 58.6%. the score was 17 out of 29, so 17 is divided by 29 to give 0.586, this is then multiplied by 100 to give a percentage. I am not sure where the 17% was arrived at. hope this helps.
I agree with ruby. Although it is infrequent, sometimes there are errors in the textbook answer keys.
I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
They why is 37.1% correct for this problem? Sam scored 45 points against Memphis in an NBA game. He made 13 of 37 shots, what is his shooting percentage? It is a multiple choice test and this is correct.
Apologies for the confusion earlier. Let me clarify the calculation for the shooting percentage.
To calculate the shooting percentage, you need to divide the number of successful shots by the total number of attempted shots, and then multiply that by 100 to get a percentage.
In the first example, Kobe Bryant made 17 out of 29 shots. Dividing 17 by 29 gives us 0.586. Multiplying by 100 yields 58.6%, not 17%.
Therefore, in the second example, Sam made 13 out of 37 shots. Dividing 13 by 37 gives us approximately 0.351. Multiplying by 100 gives us 35.1%.
The correct shooting percentage for Sam in this scenario is 35.1%, not 37.1%.
If you encounter a discrepancy between the textbook answer key and your calculations, it's possible that there is an error either in the given answer or in the way you calculated it. It's always a good practice to carefully double-check your calculations and refer to reliable sources to ensure accuracy.