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Question 464499: A basketball player has a 40% shooting average from the free-throw line. If she takes two free throws, estimate the probability that she will make both of them. Use the following list of digits which was taken from a table of random numbers. Let the digits 0-3 represent a made free throw and let the digits 4-9 represent a miss. Start at the top left of the table and move all the way across to the right of the table before moving down to the next row.
52052 24004 03845 11507
27510 33761 86563 61729
48061 59412 79969 11339
27324 72723 22406 86253
29970 95877 70975 99120

Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
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Probability of making both free throws = 0.4 * 0.4 = .16
The probability that she will make both of them is 16%.