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Suppose a basketball player is an excellent free throw shooter and makes 92% of his free throws (i.e., he has a 92% chance of making a single free throw). Assume that free throw shots are independent of one another. Find the probability that the player will make three consecutive free throws.
◦ 0.9995
◦ 0.2213
◦ 0.7787
◦ 0.0005

Question 2

Suppose a basketball player is an excellent free throw shooter and makes 96% of his free throws (i.e., he has a 96% chance of making a single free throw). Assume that free throw shots are independent of one another. Find the probability that the player misses three consecutive free throws.
◦ 0.9999
◦ 0.1153
◦ 0.0001
◦ 0.8847


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xclash

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Reply 2 on: Feb 14, 2020
Excellent


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