Suppose a Basketball Player Is an Excellent Free Throw Shooter

question 139

Multiple Choice

Suppose a basketball player is an excellent free throw shooter and makes 91% of his free throws (i.e., he has a 91% chance of making a single free throw) . Assume that free throw shots are independent of one another. Find the probability that the player misses four consecutive free throws.

• A) 0.3143
• B) 0.0001
• C) 0.6857
• D) 0.9999