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Read the scenario and answer questions 1 and 2 based on the information in the scenario. Write our answers to the questions in MS Word. Select and use one or more of the techniques discussed in our textbook on probability (or other resource) to help you answer the questions. Include in your answers an explanation that describes how you used the technique. (There are more than one way to approach these questions.) Submit your Word document for a grade by uploading your Word file to Graded Assignments Class Activities Activity 5 A basketball player makes 60% of the free throws that he attempts, except that if he has just tried and missed a free throw then his chances of making a second one go down to only 30% Suppose the basketball player has just been awarded two free throws. I What is the probability that he makes both attempts? what is the probability that he makes at least one attempt ?Explanation / Answer
PROBABILITY OF MAKING THE FREE THROW = 0.6
PROBABILITY OF NOT MAKING FREE THROW = 0.4
PROBABILITY OF MAKING 2ND FREE THROW AFTER 1 ST MISS = 0.3
A)P(PROBABILITY OF MAKING BOTH FREE THROW) = 0.6*0.6 = 0.36
B) P( AT LEAST ONE ATTEMPT) = P(1)+P(2)
HERE FOR P(2) FROM ABOVE = 0.26
P(1) = NOT MAKING IN 1ST AND MAKING IN 2ND = 0.4*0.3 = 0.12
THEREFORE P( AT LEAST 1 ) = 0.36+0.12 = 0.48
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