Calculate Player's Goal Percentage: Converting 5/24 to Percentage

Miranda scored 5 goals out of 24 scored by her team.

What approximate percentage of her team's goals did Miranda score?

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Identify the given information.
• Step 2: Apply the appropriate formula to find the percentage.
• Step 3: Perform the necessary calculations to find Miranda's percentage contribution.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: The problem tells us that Miranda scored 5 goals, and the team scored a total of 24 goals.

Step 2: We'll use the formula for finding the percentage:
$\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Number of goals scored by Miranda}}{\text{Total number of goals scored by the team}}\right) \times 100\%$
Substitute the numbers we have:
$\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{5}{24}\right) \times 100\%$

Step 3: Perform the calculation:
$\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{5}{24} \right) \times 100 \approx 20.83\%$ So, Miranda scored approximately 20% of her team's goals.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\text{20\%}$, which matches choice 2.