SOLUTION: a basketball player shoots free throws and makes them with probability 1/7. what is probability of the event the player will miss three in a row

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Question 832074: a basketball player shoots free throws and makes them with probability 1/7. what is probability of the event the player will miss three in a row
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Who's this player? Shaquille O'Neal.
P(make)=1%2F7
P(miss)=1-1%2F7=6%2F7
For three misses in a row,
P(3 misses)=P(miss)*P(miss)*P(miss)=%286%2F7%29%2A%286%2F7%29%2A%286%2F7%29=216%2F343