8. A basketball player has a free throw percentage of 80%. He was fouled while attempting a three-point shot and will be shooting 3 free throws. Make a probability distribution for the number of shots he makes. a. List all possible outcomes: b. List all events; in this case, what are the possible numbers of shots made? c. Find the probability of each event and display the probabilities in the table:

8. A basketball player has a free throw percentage of 80%. He was fouled while attempting a three-point shot and will be shooting 3 free throws. Make a probability distribution for the number of shots he makes. a. List all possible outcomes: b. List all events; in this case, what are the possible numbers of shots made? c. Find the probability of each event and display the probabilities in the table:

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a. List all possible outcomes:
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c. Find the probability of each event and display the probabilities in the table:
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