The Free Throw Percentages for the Participants of a Basketball

question 4

Multiple Choice

The free throw percentages for the participants of a basketball tournament were compiled.The percents ranged from 40% to 96% with a mean of 53% and a standard deviation of 8%.The quartiles and median percentages were 50%,84%,and 53%.This year's tournament percentages are 3% higher than last year's tournament percentages.Find last year's tournament mean,median,and standard deviation of the free throw percentages.

• A)Mean: 56%,median: 56%,SD: 11%
• B)Mean: 53%,median: 56%,SD: 11%
• C)Mean: 51.5%,median: 53%,SD: 7.8%
• D)Mean: 51.5%,median: 54.4%,SD: 7.8%
• E)Mean: 50%,median: 50%,SD: 5%

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