A basketball player is practicing three-point shots. Find the probability that his/her 10 shot is the 5 th basket (The probability of getting a basket on any given shot is 0.5).
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The probability of making a basket is 0.5, and the probability of missing a basket is also 0.5. We can use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of making 4 baskets in the first 9 shots: $P(X=k) = \binom{n}{k} p^k (1-p)^{n-k}$ where $n$ is Show more…
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