Calculate Success Rate: Finding Percentage of 89 Soccer Shots with 17 Misses

Emmanuel is training for an important football match in two days.

To prepare, he tries to score as many goals as possible.

In today's practice, Emmanuel misses 17 shots out of the 89 he attempts.

Approximately what percentage of times does Emmanuel score?

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

• Step 1: Calculate the number of goals scored by Emmanuel.

• Step 2: Use the percentage formula to determine the scoring percentage.

• Step 3: Compare the result with the provided answer choices.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Emmanuel's number of goals scored is the total attempts minus missed shots. Therefore, $\text{Goals Scored} = 89 - 17 = 72$.
Step 2: The percentage of successful shots is given by the formula:$\begin{aligned} \text{Scoring Percentage} &= \left( \frac{\text{Goals Scored}}{\text{Total Attempts}} \right) \times 100\% \\ &= \left( \frac{72}{89} \right) \times 100\% \approx 80.90\% \end{aligned}$
Step 3: Rounding this result gives us approximately 81%.

Therefore, the percentage of times Emmanuel scores is $81\%$.