Question

Steph curry makes 90.3% of his free throws
If he attempts 3 free throws, what is the probability he makes the first one and misses the second and third?

Answer 1

Answer:

The probability is roughly 0.85%.

Step-by-step explanation:

This situation requires the combination of the probabilities in question.

The probability that Steph will make a throw is 90.3%, and from this we can conclude that the amount missed, or the probability of missing will be the remaining, or $100\%-90.3\%=9.7\%$.

Let's combine the probabilities, remembering a percentage simply means a number over 100:

$P=\frac{90.3}{100} *\frac{9.7}{100}*\frac{9.7}{100}=\frac{90.3*9.7*9.7}{100*100*100}\\\\P=\frac{8496.327}{1 000 000}=0.008496327\\\\P(\%)=0.008496327*100=0.8496327\%$