SOLUTION: sam loves basketball and can sink the ball in the net 65% of the time. If he takes 30 shots, how many will he sink?

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Question 159396: sam loves basketball and can sink the ball in the net 65% of the time. If he takes 30 shots, how many will he sink?
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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we convert 65% to decimal format. It will be .65 this is the percentage that he will sink the ball.
Multiply 30(.65)=19.5 since a ball throw cannot be a fraction round off the number. Therefore it would be 20 balls that he sinks.
In case this was not clear if he sunk 50% it would be .5(30)=15