Chauncey Billups, a Current Shooting Guard for the Los Angeles

question 99

Multiple Choice

Chauncey Billups, a current shooting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, has a career free-throw percentage of 89.4%. Suppose he shoots six free throws in tonight's game. What is the expected number of free throws that Billups will make?

• A) 0.636
• B) 5.364
• C) 5.686
• D) 6.000

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