SOLUTION: A basketball player makes 73% of her free throws. Find the probability that she will make at least 9 of her next 10 free throws. Give your answer as a decimal number, with 4 deci

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Question 957824: A basketball player makes 73% of her free throws. Find the probability that she will make at least 9 of her next 10 free throws. Give your answer as a decimal number, with 4 decimal places.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 10 ways she can make nine out of 10 shots and there is one way she can make 10 out of 10 shots.
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P=10%280.73%29%5E9%281-0.73%29%2B%280.73%29%5E10
P=0.158953%2B0.042976
P=0.2019