SOLUTION: if your free-throw percentage from the foul line is 60%, what is the probability of you missing 2 out of your next 3 free throws?

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Question 342008: if your free-throw percentage from the foul line is 60%, what is the probability of you missing 2 out of your next 3 free throws?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if your free-throw percentage from the foul line is 60%, what is the probability of you missing 2 out of your next 3 free throws?
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Binomial Problem with n=3 and p=0.6
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P(x=2) = 3C2(0.6)^2*0.4 = binompdf(3,0.6,2) = 0.4320
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Stan H.