3.Dwight Howard has a free throw percentage of 56.5% which means hesuccessfully makes a free throw 56.5% of the time. Say he decided to shoot two free throwsin practice, assuming that his free throws are independent to one another, what is theprobability that he:a. makes the first and then misses the second?b. misses both of his free throws?c. makes both free throws?

Given that, Dwight Howard makes a free throw 56.5% of the time. Say he decided to shoot two free…

Answered: 3. Dwight Howard has a free throw…

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