A Football Player Is Practicing Making Field Goals from the 30-Yard

question 117

Multiple Choice

A football player is practicing making field goals from the 30-yard line. If the probability of his kicking a field goal is 0.75, what is the probability he will kick at least 12 field goals in the next 15 tries? Assume independence between tries.

• A) 0.0000
• B) 0.2252
• C) 0.4613
• D) 0.6481

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