Question

The best NBA (National Basketball Association) free throw shooters are successful approximately 85% of the time.

The best MLB (Major League Baseball) hitters have a batting average of approximately 0.420.

Who is more likely to be successful after ten attempts?

Answer 1

The free show shooters are likely to be successful after ten attempts

Explanation:

Being successful 85% of the time means they have a probability of 85/100 = 0.85

This is for the free throw shooters

for the hitters, there is an average of 0.42

Looking at the two, 0.85 is a better probability compared to 0.42

This is because it is closer to 1

What this mean is that after 10 throws, it is possible that the free throw shooters are likely to be successful since they have the better probability