Suppose a Basketball Player Is an Excellent Free Throw Shooter

question 82

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 misses three consecutive free
Throws.

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

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