BExpand the fraction by 2 and round the numerator.
ANo
BAbout 50 %
Practice makes perfect
To win a prize, Angel needs to make 7 out of 15 baskets. We want to determine whether he wins a prize if he makes 40 % of his shots. Let's find 40 % of 15. First, we will rewrite 40 % as a fraction by writing the number part as a numerator over 100.
40 % = 40/100
Let's simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and the denominator by 20.
We found that Angel makes 6 out of 15 baskets. He needs to makes at least 7 to win a prize. This means that he does not win a prize if he makes 40 % of his shots.
We know that Angel is shooting the baskets. To win a prize, he needs to make 7 of 15 baskets. We want to estimate the percent of the baskets that need to be made in order to win a prize. Let's start by writing 7 out of 15 as a fraction.
7/15
Let's multiply the numerator and the denominator of the fraction by 2.
Finally, let's rewrite 12 as a percent. We need to find an equivalent fraction with the denominator of 100. We multiply 2 by 50 to get 100, so we will also multiply 1 by 50 to get an equivalent fraction.
Finally, let's write 50100 as a percent by writing the numerator and the percent symbol.
50/100 = 50 %
We found that about 50 % of the baskets need to be made in order to win a prize.
