3. Paul, a basketball fanatic, has a shooting average of 60%. He attempts to shoot the ball12 times.a. What is the probability that he will make exactly eight shots?b. What is the probability that he will make more than one shot?c. What is the probability that he will make between three to seven shots?d. On the average, how many times will Harris make a shot?

Givenp=0.60n=12Let"x"be making a shotx~Binomial(p=12,p=0.60)P(X=x)=(nx)×px×(1-p)n-x ; x=0,1....,n

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