Question

Suppose that Jamal makes 93% of his free throws. Assume that late in a basketball game, he is fouled and is awarded two shots. (a) What is the probability that he will make both shots

Answer 1

To identify the probability of Jamal making both shots, we must multiply the probability of making the first shot by the second shot’s probability of making it in. We can plug this value into our problem to find that:

0.93 • 0.93 ≈ 86.50%

Hence, Jamal has a probability of approximately 86.50% of making both free throw shots.