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A basketball player has a 50% chance of making each free-throw. What is the probability that the player makes at least 11 out of 12 free throws?

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Answer:

100/2048=0.048828125%

Explanation:

He has a 50% chance of making each free-throw, so 1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2=1/(2^11)=1/2048

to get a percentage you time by 100 to get 100/2048

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