SOLUTION: Suppose a basketball player is an excellent free throw shooter and makes 97% of his free throws (i.e., he has a 97% chance of making a single free throw). Assume that free throw s

Question 654364: Suppose a basketball player is an excellent free throw shooter and makes 97% of his free throws (i.e., he has a 97% chance of making a single free throw). Assume that free throw shots are
independent of one another. Find the probability that the player will make three consecutive free
throws.
A) 0.9127 B) 0.0873 C) 1 D) 0
Answer by schmidtmomto6(24) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You just take the chances of him making the first shot (.97) times his chances of making the 2nd shot (.97) times his chance of making te 3rd shot (.97).
.97*.97*.97= .9127
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