A Basketball Player Makes 70% of Her Free Throws

question 46

Multiple Choice

A basketball player makes 70% of her free throws. When fouled, she gets to take two free throws. Let X represent the number of free throws made in two tries. The probability distribution for the number of free throws she makes in two attempts is summarized in the following table.




_{The probability that she makes at least one free throw is expressed as:}

• A)P(X  1).
• B)P(X  1).
• C)P(X < ^1).
• D)P(X > ^1).

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