A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. Assuming the shots are independent, find the probability that in tonight's game he does the following. a) Misses for the first time on his fifth attempt b) Makes his first basket on his fourth shot c) Makes his first basket on one of his first 3 shots

A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. Assuming the shots are independent, find the probability that in tonight's game he does the following. a) Misses for the first time on his fifth attempt b) Makes his first basket on his fourth shot c) Makes his first basket on one of his first 3 shots

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section10.8: Probability

Problem 23E

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