3. Your friendly instructor shoots free throws on a basketball court. He hits the first and misses the second, and thereafter the probability that he hits the next shot is equal to the proportion of shots he has hit so far. (a) What is the probability that he hits at least 3 of his first (b) 5 shots? 5 shots. Compute the expected number of successful shots out of

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3. Your friendly instructor shoots free throws on a basketball court. He hits
the first and misses the second, and thereafter the probability that he hits
the next shot is equal to the proportion of shots he has hit so far.
(a)
What is the probability that he hits at least 3 of his first
(b)
5 shots?
5 shots.
Compute the expected number of successful shots out of
Transcribed Image Text:3. Your friendly instructor shoots free throws on a basketball court. He hits the first and misses the second, and thereafter the probability that he hits the next shot is equal to the proportion of shots he has hit so far. (a) What is the probability that he hits at least 3 of his first (b) 5 shots? 5 shots. Compute the expected number of successful shots out of
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