document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=339239>Question 339239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basketball player has a 70% free throw shooting average, which can be interpreted to mean that the probability of his hitting any single free throw is 0.7 or 7/10. Assume that free throws are independent events, so that what happens on one free throw doesn't affect the outcome of the next.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that in shooting five free throws he hist at least one? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the probability of missing one is .3 (1 - .7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of missing all five is .3^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of making at least one is ___ 1 - (.3^5) </SPAN>\n" );
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