SOLUTION: In a free throw shooting contest, you shoot free throws until you miss once or until you make four shots. You keep track of the sequence of misses/makes. How many outcomes are in t

Question 945000: In a free throw shooting contest, you shoot free throws until you miss once or until you make four shots. You keep track of the sequence of misses/makes. How many outcomes are in the sample space for this experiment?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let A = make a shot
Let B = miss a shot

Sample space:

{B,AB,AAB,AAAB,AAAA}

4 outcomes.

Edwin

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