
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author: Sheldon Ross
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Marco is a basketball player who succeeds 90% of his
free throws. What is the
minus 7 of his next 10 free throws?
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the probability that Marco succeeds in minus 7 of his next 10 free throws, you can use the binomial probability formula.
The formula for the probability of x successes in n trials, where the probability of success in each trial is p, is:
P(X = x) = (n choose x) * px * (1 - p)(n-x)
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