SOLUTION: Benjamin is throwing balls of paper into his trash can. He gets 60% of them into the can. What is the most likely result of his next two attempts?

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Question 560840: Benjamin is throwing balls of paper into his trash can. He gets 60% of them into the can. What is the most likely result of his next two attempts?
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Benjamin is throwing balls of paper into his trash can. He gets 60% of them into the can. What is the most likely result of his next two attempts?
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make 2: 0.6^2 = 0.36
miss 2: 0.4^2 = 0.16
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make 1 : 1 - (0.36+0.16) = 1 - 0.52 = 0.48
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Most likely is make 1
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Stan H.