Riya attempted 50 basketball shots during practice

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Problem

Riya attempted 50 basketball shots during practice. She scored 18 baskets with her right hand and 12 baskets with her left hand; the remaining shots were misses. What is the empirical probability that a randomly selected shot was a successful basket? (a) 1250\dfrac{12}{50} (b) 310\dfrac{3}{10} (c) 35\dfrac{3}{5} (d) 25\dfrac{2}{5}

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