what is the odds of missing a free throw 7 times in a row with the free throw shooter being 99%?

Question

free throw shooter is 99% and he shoots 7 times. what is the odd of missing all 7 shots?

Answer 1

If the odds he makes a shot are 99%, then the odds he misses has to be 1%. Since shots are independent, that means we can just multiply the odds of each event together to get their combined probability.

 

P(7 misses in a row) = .01^7