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A basketball player makes 6 out of 10 free throws. Based on her results, how manyof her next 35 free throws will she not make?

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From the information given, the basketball player makes 6 out of 10 free throws. This means that the probability that she will make a throw from a number of free throws is

6/10 = 3/5

Recall, total probability is 1

The probability that she will not make a throw from a number of free throws is

1 - 3/5 = 2/5

Thus, if she has 35 free throws, the number of throws that she will not make is

2/5 x 35

= 14

She will not make 14 throws

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