SOLUTION: at an amusement park basketball game, the player gets 3 throws for $1. If the player makes a basket, the player wins a prize. Mary makes about 80% of her shots. Find the probabilit
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Question 930195: at an amusement park basketball game, the player gets 3 throws for $1. If the player makes a basket, the player wins a prize. Mary makes about 80% of her shots. Find the probability that Mary wins a prize on her third shot.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
at an amusement park basketball game, the player gets 3 throws for $1. If the player makes a basket, the player wins a prize. Mary makes about 80% of her shots. Find the probability that Mary wins a prize on her third shot.
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Pattern:: miss,miss,make it
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Ans: 0.20*0.20*0.80 = 0.032
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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