Find the Probability -A Basketball Player Hits Three-Point Shots 45% of the Time

question 94

Multiple Choice

Find the probability
-A basketball player hits three-point shots 45% of the time. If she takes 4 shots during a game, what Is the probability that she misses the first shot and hits the last three shots? Round to the nearest Tenth of a percent when necessary.

• A) 5%
• B) 4.1%
• C) 50.1%
• D) 41%

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Definitions:

Bony Labyrinth

A complex system of channels and cavities within the temporal bone of the skull, housing the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear.

Attenuation Reflex

The reflex mechanism that protects the inner ear from damage by reducing the transmission of sound, particularly for loud sounds, through the contraction of muscles around the ossicles.

Scala Vestibuli

A fluid-filled chamber in the cochlea of the inner ear; it lies above the scala media and begins near the oval window.

Scala Tympani

A spiral-shaped canal in the inner ear that forms part of the cochlear duct, important for the transmission of sound vibrations.