Question

Type the correct answer in the box. For this item, any non-integer answer should be entered as a decimal rounded to the hundredths place. Statistics show that a certain soccer player has a 63% chance of missing the goal each time he shoots. If this player shoots twice, the probability that he scores a goal both times is_____ %.

Answer 1

For plato user the answer is 13.69 %.

Explanation:

If this player shoots twice, the probability that he scores a goal both times is

13.69 %.

Answer 2

13.69%.

Explanation:

The probability he scores in 1 shot = 1 - 0.63 = 0.37.

The probability that he scores twice in 2 shots = 0.37 * 0.37

= 0.1369

= 13.69%.

The probabilities are multiplied because the 2 events are independent.