Makala made 32 of 60 free throws. What is the experimental probability that Makala will not make the next free throw she attempts. Would it be 8 out of 15 and do u divide
Yes. You're right. It's 8/15.
prob of making the free throw = 32/60 = 8/15
so the prob of NOT making it = 1 - 8/15 = 7/15
Oops! You caught me not reading again, Reiny. Thanks! :-)
I am guilty of that more often than you are
To find the experimental probability, you need to divide the number of favorable outcomes (Makala not making the next free throw) by the number of possible outcomes (total number of attempts).
In this case, Makala made 32 out of 60 free throws, which means she missed 60 - 32 = 28 free throws.
Since she has missed 28 out of 60 free throws, the experimental probability of her not making the next free throw is 28 out of 60.
To simplify the fraction, you can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 4.
28 divided by 4 equals 7, and 60 divided by 4 equals 15.
So, the experimental probability that Makala will not make the next free throw she attempts is 7 out of 15.