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A basketball player has a 0.6 probability of making a free throw. What is his probability of making two consecutive free throws. Remember free throws are independent of each other. Show work and solve.

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Answer:0.36

Explanation:

Given

Probability of a free throw =0.6

It is given that the two throws are independent of each other

So, the Probability of making two consecutive throws


P=\text{Probability of first throw}* \text{Probability of second throw}\\P=0.6* 0.6=0.36

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