A basketball player who shoots 80% from the free-throw line goes to the charity stripe with just 1.7 seconds remaining in a basketball game.
He has two shots, and his team is trailing by two points.

What is the probability that he will make only one of the two, and why?

(Assume that he is trying, of course, for his team to win the game.)

(In reply to Simple by Aaron)

no...that is the probability of getting both of them.
To only make one shot of two you take 80% times 20% and get 16% chance of only making one.

Posted by Roger on 2003-08-15 09:25:59