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Tom and Damian are shooting free throws. If Tom makes 7 free throws in 9 attempts, and Damian makes

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Tom and Damian are shooting free throws. If Tom makes 7 free throws in 9 attempts, and Damian makes 5 free throws in 6 attempts, who has the higher relative performance? Answer this by calculating and comparing the free throw percentages of Tom and Damian.

Tom makes 7/9. Using our percentage and decimal calculator, he makes 77.78% of the free throws.
Damian makes 5/6. Using our percentage and decimal calculator, he makes 83.33% of the free throws.

Damian has a better free throw percentage.
 
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