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LEARN 35 My Institution My Courses Community Content O Save &End; Certify Lesson: 7.5 Expected Value ARIELLE NEWBY Question 2 of 14, Step 1 of 1 1/14 Correct During the NCAA basketball tournament season, affectionately called March Madness, part of one team's strategy is to foul their opponent if his free throw shooting percentage is lower than his two-point field goal percentage. Toby's free-throw shooting percentage is er and is only 53.4%. After being fouled he gets two free-throw shots each worth one point. Calculate the expected value of the number of points Toby makes when he shoots two free-throw shots. Keypad How to enter your answer Expected value points

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X number of points

X follow binomial distribution with n = 2 , p = 0.534

E(X) = np = 2 * 0.534= 1.068

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