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

The probability is roughly 0.85%.

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=(90.3)/(100) *(9.7)/(100)*(9.7)/(100)=(90.3*9.7*9.7)/(100*100*100)\\\\P=(8496.327)/(1 000 000)=0.008496327\\\\P(\%)=0.008496327*100=0.8496327\%`