A basketball player makes free throws successfully with a probability 0.85. In a particular game, he attempted

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A basketball player makes free throws successfully with a probability 0.85. In a particular game, he attempted 16 free throws and scored in 11 of them.

(i) What is the probability that the five throws he missed were the first five he attempted?

(ii) What is the probability that the first three shots he attempted were successful?

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Introduction To Probability Volume 2

ISBN: 9781118123331

1st Edition

Authors: Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, Markos V. Koutras, Konstadinos G. Politis

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