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Posted by anonymous on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 3:30pm.

Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks has a 87.7% career free throw record. Assuming that free throws represent independent events, find the probability of Nowitzki

a. Getting 3 free shots in a row

b. Missing exactly one of 3 free shots

math - Reiny, Monday, July 11, 2011 at 4:09pm
a) (.877)^3

b) C(3,1) (.877)^2 (.123)

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