on his recent free - throw attempts, lester made 39 shots and missed 3 shots. what is the experimental…
on his recent free - throw attempts, lester made 39 shots and missed 3 shots. what is the experimental probability that lester will miss his next free - throw attempt? simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number. p(miss) =
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Calculate total attempts
Total attempts = Made shots + Missed shots = 39 + 3 = 42.
Step2: Calculate experimental - probability of missing
Experimental probability of missing = $\frac{\text{Number of missed shots}}{\text{Total number of attempts}}=\frac{3}{42}$.
Step3: Simplify the fraction
$\frac{3}{42}=\frac{3\div3}{42\div3}=\frac{1}{14}$.
Answer:
$\frac{1}{14}$