THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
A basketball player makes 80 percent of his free throws during the regular season.Consider his next eight free throws.
-What is the probability that he will make exactly six free throws?
A)0.1468
B)0.3355
C)0.1678
D)0.2936

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of making exactly six free throws out of eight attempts can be calculated using the binomial probability formula: P(X=k) = C(n, k) * (p^k) * ((1-p)^(n-k)), where n=8, k=6, and p=0.8. This results in approximately 0.2936.