Question

Isaiah scores with 50% of his penalty kicks in soccer. He flips two fair coins to conduct a simulation with 20 trials to determine the likelihood that he will make his next two penalty kicks, as shown. Heads up (H) represents a goal. What is the probability that Isaiah will make both penalty kicks? Give the probability as a percent.

Answer 1

To find the probability that Isaiah will make both penalty kicks, multiply the probabilities of making each individual kick (0.5 x 0.5) and express the result as a percent (25%).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that Isaiah will make both penalty kicks, we need to multiply the probabilities of making each individual kick. Since Isaiah scores with 50% of his penalty kicks, the probability of making one kick is 0.5.

The probability of making both kicks is the product of the probabilities for each kick, so it is 0.5 x 0.5 = 0.25. To express this probability as a percent, we can multiply by 100, giving us a probability of 25% that Isaiah will make both penalty kicks.