Suppose a Basketball Player Is an Excellent Free Throw Shooter

question 101

Multiple Choice

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.

• A) 0.7787
• B) 0.2213
• C) 0.0005
• D) 0.9995

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