Name: Date:

Shooters Name: Mathsketball

Have a friend shoot free throws for 30 seconds. As they shoot you can record how many
shots they make and how many shots they miss in the chart below. Calculate how many
total shots they have taken. Repeat this process for one, two and four minute sessions.

0:30 1:00 2:00 4:00*

Shots Made
Shots Missed
Total Shots Taken

What percentage of shots taken were successful for each time interval above?

0:30 =______% 1:00 =_______% 2:00 =_______% 4:00* =_______%

Find the average percentage of successful shots using the four time intervals in the chart
above. Create a pie chart that represents this data.

4:00* - four minutes of free throws can be quite tiring – the educator can decide if this
interval will be used.
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Name: Date:
Shooters Name: Mathsketball

Make a scatter plot that represents the number of baskets made for the given time
intervals. Add a “best fit” or trend line to your data.

Baskets Made
You may need to have each
line represent two, three
or even four basket made..

Find the equation that represents your friend’s success rate at shooting free throws. (The
equation for the trend line above)
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00*
Time (in minutes)

Use your equation to calculate the number of baskets your friend would have made if
they were shooting free throws for 5 minutes. Also estimate the number of baskets made
if they were shooting for 10 minutes.

Five Minute = ___________ Ten Minutes = ___________

4:00* - four minutes of free throws can be quite tiring – the educator can decide if this
interval will be used.
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