(a) tenth free throw on his twelfth shot, (b) first free throw on his sixth shot?

College Algebra
10th Edition
ISBN:9781337282291
Author:Ron Larson
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 11ECP: A manufacturer has determined that a machine averages one faulty unit for every 500 it produces....
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Suppose that during practice, a basketball player can make a free throw 80% of the time. Furthermore, assume that a sequence of free-throw shooting can be thought of as independent trials. What is the probability that the basketball player makes his

(a) tenth free throw on his twelfth shot,

(b) first free throw on his sixth shot?

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