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 Solution by ethan)

Just nitpicking. The last line should read "The odds of him missing one and scoring one are 16%".

BTW, why's this is games?

Posted by Lewis on 2003-08-15 12:50:52