Out of $20$ attempts, a basketball player scored $8$ times. What percent of his attempts did he score?

• A. $\frac{8}{20}$ × $100$ = 25%
• B. $\frac{8}{20}$ × $100$ = 80%
• C. $\frac{8}{20}$ × $100$ = 60%
• D. $\frac{8}{20}$ × $100$ = 40%

Answer: (D)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Identify the total number of attempts and the number of successful scores. Here, the player attempted 20 shots and scored 8 times.
2. Write the fraction representing the successful attempts over total attempts as \(\frac{8}{20}\).
3. To find the percentage of successful attempts, multiply the fraction by 100: \(\frac{8}{20} \times 100\).
4. Simplify the fraction \(\frac{8}{20}\) by dividing numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor.
5. Calculate the product of the simplified fraction and 100 to get the percentage of successful attempts.