Question

During a basketball game, you record the number of rebounds from missed shots for each team. A). Describe the likelihood that your team rebounds the next shot.B). How many rebounds should your team expect to have in 15 missed shots?

Answer 1

total rebounds = 10

rebounds from your team = 7

p= 7/10

a) probability of getting rebound the next shot is greater than 0.5 .

The team is likely to get the rebound.

b) E(X) = np = 15*0.7= 10.5 rebounds