A basketball player can make 7 out of 10 free throws on aver
A basketball player can make 7 out of 10 free throws on average. Calculate the following probabilities that the basketball player will misses 6 shots in a row?
Solution
A basketball player can make 7 out of 10 free throws on average.
Thus, the probability of a hit is 0.7.
The probability of a miss is 1-0.7=0.3
Then the probability that the basketball player will misses 6 shots in a row is:
10C6*0.3^6*0.7^4
=0.036
