Suppose a Basketball Player Is an Excellent Free Throw Shooter

question 97

Multiple Choice

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 will make three consecutive free throws.

• A) 0.1153
• B) 0.0001
• C) 0.9999
• D) 0.8847

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