A basketball player with a free throw shooting percentage of 60% gets fouled and goes to the line
to shoot two free throws. What are the odds in favor of her making her first shot?
60% = .6 = 6/10
To calculate the odds in favor of making the first shot, we need to first calculate the probability of making the first shot. Given that the player has a free throw shooting percentage of 60%, we know that out of 100 free throws, she makes 60 of them.
So, the probability of making a single free throw is 60/100, which simplifies to 0.6 or 60%.
To calculate the odds in favor of making the first shot, we can use the formula:
Odds in favor = Probability of the event occurring / Probability of the event not occurring.
In this case, the probability of making the first shot is 0.6 or 60%, and the probability of not making the first shot is 1 - 0.6 = 0.4 or 40%.
Therefore, the odds in favor of making the first shot are:
Odds in favor = 0.6 / 0.4 = 1.5
So, the odds in favor of the player making her first shot are 1.5 to 1.