Question

your favorite basketball player is a 77% free throw shooter. find the probability (as a percent) that he does not make his next free throw shot.

%
enter an integer or decimal number more...
write your answer as a percent.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall complementary probability

The probability of an event and its complement (the event not happening) sum to 1 (or 100% in percentage terms). So, if \( P(\text{make}) = 77\% = 0.77 \), then \( P(\text{not make}) = 1 - P(\text{make}) \).

Step2: Calculate the probability

Convert 1 to 100% (since we want the answer in percent). So \( 100\% - 77\% = 23\% \).

Answer:

23