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