Final answer:
The number of free throws Karl Malone made during his career is calculated by multiplying the total free throws he took, 22,975, by his free throw percentage, 42.6%, which equals 9,787 free throws made.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has asked a mathematics question involving percentage calculations. We need to determine the number of free throws Karl Malone made during his career given that he took a total of 22,975 free throws and made 42.6% of them. To find this, you multiply the total number of free throws by the percentage (converted to a decimal) that he made:
Number of free throws made = Total free throws taken × Percentage made (as a decimal)
Number of free throws made = 22,975 × 0.426
Number of free throws made = 9,787.35
Since you can't make a fraction of a free throw in basketball, we round this number to the nearest whole number, which is 9,787. Therefore, the correct answer to how many free throws Karl Malone made during his career is 9,787 (Option A).