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For the basketball player in Exercise 9, a) What’s the expected number of shots until he misses? b) If the player shoots 10 foul shots in the fourth quarter, how many shots do you expect him to make? c) What is the standard deviation of the 10 shots?

          For the basketball player in Exercise 9,
a) What’s the expected number of shots until he misses?
b) If the player shoots 10 foul shots in the fourth quarter, how many shots do you expect him to make?
c) What is the standard deviation of the 10 shots?

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Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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For the basketball player in Exercise 9, a) What’s the expected number of shots until he misses? b) If the player shoots 10 foul shots in the fourth quarter, how many shots do you expect him to make? c) What is the standard deviation of the 10 shots?