document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046632>Question 1046632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basket ball player makes 70% of her free throws. She takes 7 free throws in a game, and makes 5 of her 7 throws. If the shots are independent of each other, Then the probability that she makes the first five and misses the last 2 is about </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662080 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662080\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basket ball player makes 70% of her free throws. She takes 7 free throws in a game, and makes 5 of her 7 throws. If the shots are independent of each other, Then the probability that she makes the first five and misses the last 2 is about <BR>\n" );
document.write( "----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a binomial problem with n = 7 and p = 0.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x = 5) = 7C5*0.7^5*0.3^2 = binompdf(7,0.7.5) = 0.3177<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------------- </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );