SOLUTION: A basketball player routinely hits 95% of their free throws. What is the probability this player at practice only makes 10 out of 11 free throws? Express your answer as a percent r

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Question 1082464: A basketball player routinely hits 95% of their free throws. What is the probability this player at practice only makes 10 out of 11 free throws? Express your answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth.
A) 71.4%
B) 15.4%
C) 32.9%
D) 25.4%

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of k successes in n independent trials where p is the probability of success on any given trial is given by:



Where is the number of combinations of n things taken k at a time.

So you want

Hint: If you are unfamiliar with the notation, the value can be calculated by

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