SOLUTION: Suppose a basketball player who makes 89% of his foul shots had been awarded two free throws. If the two throws are considered independent, what is the probability that the player

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Question 840789: Suppose a basketball player who makes 89% of his foul shots had been awarded two free throws. If the two throws are considered independent, what is the probability that the player makes both shots? Exactly one? Neither shot?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P%28Make+two%29=0.89%2A0.89=0.7921
P%28Make+one%29=0.89%2A0.11%2B0.11%2A0.89=0.0979%2B0.0979=0.1958
P%28Make+zero%29=0.11%2A0.11=0.0121
If you add all the probabilities together, they add up to 1. Since these are the only three possible outcomes.