Answer to Question #119255 in Algebra for Asubonteng Isaac Adjei

Question

Raymond is a basketball player who takes four independent free throws with 70% probability of getting a basket on each shot. Let X be the number of baskets Raymond gets. Find the probability that he gets exactly 2 baskets, to 3 decimal places.

Answer 1

Use the Bernoulli formula, then

$P=P_4(2)=C^2_4*0.7^2*0.3^2=0.2646=0.265.$